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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad  
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original:  inglés  
 
  
ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA: INFORMACIÓN  
FACILITADA POR LOS MIEMBROS  
UNIÓN EUROPEA  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 27 de septiembre de 2021, se distribuye a petición de la Unión  
Europea. En ella se informa sobre las actividades de cooperación técnica realizadas por la Unión 
Europea, así como algunos de sus Estados miembros.  
 
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1  INTRODUCCIÓN  
El presente documento proporciona información acerca de la aplicación del artículo 67 del Acuerdo 
sobre los ADPIC.  Se refiere a las actividades de cooperación técnica llevadas a cabo entre julio 
de 2020 y julio de  2021 por la Unión Europea y algunos de sus  Estados  miembros en favor de los 
países en desarrollo y países menos adelantados  Miembros  con el objetivo de faci litar la aplicación 
del Acuerdo sobre los  ADPIC.  
 
   
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2  EUROPEAN UNION  
Name of programme or project  IP Key China  
Date and end date  1 September 2017 - 31 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  The IP Key China Action is an international cooperation project in the field of intellectual property (IP) funded by the European Commission and implemented in 
China and the European Union. The Action has an implementation period of 48 months and a total budget of EUR 7 million, of wh ich 14.29% (EUR 1 million) is a 
contribution from the European U nion Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The Action is funded under the Partnership Instrument1 for cooperation with thir d 
countries financial instrument for the EU external actions.  
The overall objective of the action is to promote a more level playing field for European Union companies operating in China by contributing to greater transparency 
and fair implementation of the IPRs protection and enforcement system in China.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  European Union businesses will benefit from i mproved IPR protection as well as through the achievement of adequate and effective functioning of IP administration 
institutions and enforcement procedures in China. Furthermore, companies and right -holders should benefit from an increase in the technical  expertise of China on 
how to improve IPR related regulations, as well as in regard to the implementation of trade agreements with the EU.  
In China the highly innovative businesses will equally profit from the more transparent and efficient IP rights regis tration and enforcement system and the economy 
in general will profit from the improved environment for the attraction of foreign investments.  
Moreover, EU business will benefit from enhanced access to information on China's registers of IP rights, which is crucial to their business and IP protection 
strategies abroad These will be facilitated through the implementation of innovative tools and databases created by The EU In tellectual Property Network (EUIPN). 
The final beneficiaries will be reached m ainly through active involvement of key business support and multiplier organizations operating in Europe and China, as 
well as Industry representatives and umbrella organisations.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  EUIPO  
Outputs or impact  The Action has been designed to attain the above mentioned objective by focusing on six concrete results defined by the Commissio n. 
- R.1. Improved situation in priority areas defined during the annual EU China IP Dialogue: since 2015, the priority areas of f uture cooperation between the EU and 
China in the area of IP are defined in the EU -China IP Dialogues taking place once a year. The Action will contribute to improving the situation in the priority ar eas 
through a set of targeted activities, accounting for the flexibility required to adapt to changes in the priority areas, which currently are (being updated by IP 
Dialogue on annual basis).  
- R.2. Enhanced understanding and trust through regular exchange activities: the Action will provide for regular exchang e activities between IP system stakeholder s 
and experts on both sides (via exchange visits, conferences, seminars, workshops etc.), aimed at creating a common understand ing, building trust and achieving 
tangible results in line with the defined priority ar eas. 
- R.3. EU -China IP Working Groups supported effectively: the Action will provide ad -hoc support, in form of support activities for the EU -China IP Dialogue Mechanism 
(IP Dialogues and IP Working Groups), and in form of translations of Chinese document s, in particular draft legislative acts, which the EU is invited to comment 
upon. This result aims to support the EU In enhancing the effectiveness of the IP Dialogue through efficient coordination, ex change and planning.  
- R.4. Modernized IP administratio n and enforcement practices and tools: under this result, the EUIPO would prioritize action targeting an increased uptake of EU 
IT tools by the local IP Offices to improve access to the IP system and to facilitate processing of IP applications and regis trations. 
- R.5. Awareness raised on the importance of Intellectual Property, its protection and enforcement: this result should be attai ned by facilitating increased actions 
directed towards the promotion of the understanding of the importance of IP protecti on from the perspective of social and economic development, and to favour 
foreign investment.  
- R.6. Improved information sharing through information management system (IMSI and document repository: to ensure a sufficient  institutional memor y and 
easy acce ssibility by all interested stakeholders of the documents emanating from the project (such as reports, studies, surveys).  
Website for further information  www.ipkey.eu  
Contact point for further information  EUD China, Ms. WANG Rong, Project Officer, Email: Rong.Wang@eeas.europa.eu   
EUIPO, Mr. Benoit MISONNE, Email: Benoit.MISONNE@euipo.europa.eu  
 
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Name of programme or project  IP Key China  
Name of prog ramme or project  SUB–ACTIVITY Trade Component of the BOMCA 9 programme 4 National workshops/trainings (in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan,  Turkmenistan) on 
introduction of the EU practice in the field of customs control on dual -use goods, the protection of endangered species of animals and plants (CITES), on goods 
subject to protection of Intellectual property rights (IPR) and the development of new working tools to combat illegal trade.  
Date and end date  1 April 2021 - 1 October 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kyrgyz Republic  
Brief description  Non-tariff measures for foreign trade (prohibitions and restrictions ensuring the security and safety of the EU and its residents  and the protection of the 
environment), are being appl ied in accordance with the requirements set down in international agreements, EU and national legal acts defining specific re quirements 
for placing on the EU market, export and transit of certain product groups, e. i. foodstuff, non -food products, chemical  substances, dual use goods, weapons, 
waste, endangered species of fauna and flora, IPR etc.  
The EU experts introduced, explained requirements and shared EU best practice of performing customs procedures in relation to  control of movement of dual -use 
goods, protection of endangered species of animals and plants, goods subject to protection of intellectual property rights, as we ll as elaborated recommendations 
for CA countries institutions with regard to improvement of customs control efficiency and on the development of new working tools to combat illegal trade.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  customs  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Lithuanian Customs  
Outputs or impact  The EU experts introduced, explained requirements and shared EU best practice of performing customs procedures in relation to control of movement of dual -use 
goods, protection of endangered species of animals and plants, goods subject to protection of intellectual property rights, a s well as elaborated recommendations 
for CA countri es institutions with regard to improvement of customs control efficiency and on the development of new working tools to comba t illegal trade.  
Website for further information  https://www.bomca -eu.org/en/  
https://www.facebook.com/BOMCAPROGRAMME  
Contact point for further information  Cosimo Lamberti cosimo.lamberti -fossati@eeas.europa.eu  EUD Kyrgyz Republic  
Domins Maris Maris.Domins@icmpd.org  Programme Coordinator  
   
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Name of programme or project  ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE Plus) – Component 2: Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ 
IPRs)  
Date and end date  1 January 2018 - 31 December 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; 
Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  The ARISE Plus Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ IPRs) programme is one of the components under the Enhanced ASEAN 
Regional Int egration Support from the European Union or ARISE Plus.  
The five -year, EUR 5.5 million ARISE+ IPRs programme builds on the strong cooperation developed between the EU and the ASEAN 
Members in the area of intellectual property and supports ASEAN in meeting its goals set out in the ASEAN IPRs Action Plan 2016 
– 2025.  
The specific objective of ARISE+ IPRs is to "support ASEAN regional integration and further upgrade and improve the systems f or 
IP creation, protection, utilization, administration and enforcemen t in the ASEAN region, in line with international IP best practice 
and standards and the recently approved ASEAN IPRs Action Plan 2016 -2025".  
ARISE+ IPRs covers trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications and enforcement.  
ARISE+ IPRs comprise s four components:  
Expected Result 1: Enhanced regional IP platforms and network of strengthened and more efficient ASEAN IP Offices delivering 
timely, quality and accessible trademark and design services to stakeholders, including the business community.  
Expected Result 2: Effective participation of the ASEAN Members in global protection systems and other relevant international  
treaties in the IP field.  
Expected Result 3: Increased awareness on the importance of IP protection in the ASEAN society and impro ved capacity of the 
productive sector to create, protect, utilize, commercialize and enforce their IP rights in the ASEAN region.  
Expected Result 4: Strengthened capacity of the IP administration in Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar 
to fully participate in the project initiatives and promote innovation in their countries.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Department of Intellectual properties in the ASEAN Member states  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)  
Outputs or impact  Output 1.1: Improved IP administration frameworks by delivering timely, quality, and accessible trademark and industrial desi gn 
services through automation and enhanced human resource capacity  
Output 1.2: Convergence of practice in the areas of trademarks, industrial designs, and geographical indications  
Output 1.3: Support to the ASEAN Regional IT Tools  
Output 1.4: Technical Support to the Creation of an ASEAN IP Academy  
Output 2.1 : Legal and Techn ical Support to the Implementation of Global and IP Protection Systems and the effective use of the 
international classification systems  
Output 3.1 : Enhanced the Capabilities of the SMEs and creative sectors to use the trademark and design systems to prot ect their 
creations  
Output 3.2 : Effective use of geographical indications (GIs) in ASEAN  
Output 3.3 : Support to IPRs Enforcement in the ASEAN Region  
Output 4.1 : Improved IP Administrations in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic  
Output 4.2 : Su pport to the IP institution building in Myanmar and the development of the national IP system  
 
Results achieved:  
During the inception period and the first year of implementation 23 activities were organised, focusing mainly on capacity bu ilding 
of the AS EAN IP Offices, particularly through technical support activities and training. A regional approach was used for all activiti es 
and gender -balance for participants was ensured as much as possible.  
Website for further information  http://ariseplusipr.eu    
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Name of programme or project  ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE Plus) – Component 2: Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ 
IPRs)  
Contact point for further information  Tiago GUERREIRO  
ARISE+ IPR  
European Union Intellectual Property Office  
Tel: +34 671614448 - Mobile:+66 (0) 830097186  
tiago.datrindade@euipo.europa.eu   
http://ariseplusipr.eu   
www.euipo.europa.eu   
Twitter: @ARISEplus_IPR  
   
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Name of programme or project  EU - Sri Lanka Trade Related Assistance Project : Increasing SMEs trade competitiveness in regional and EU markets  
Date and end date  1 November 2016 - 28 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Sri Lanka  
Brief description  The Specific Objective of the Project is to Increased trade competitiveness of Sri Lankan SMEs in regional and EU markets. Fo ur 
areas have been identified as hampering the trade competitiven ess of Sri Lankan SMEs preventing them from grasping maximum 
benefits from participation in international trade: 1) trade policy and regulations, 2) trade facilitation, 3) compliance wit h quality 
standards and Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, 4) sector -specific competitiveness hurdles for SMEs to internationalize.  
While the project is thematically structured in four components (or Expected Results) the design is intertwined.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Direct beneficiaries: Sri Lankan SM Es (particularly in the spices, food and ITO/BPO sectors)  
Beneficiaries and Partners under ERs also include:  
Main Government Ministries, Departments and public institutions:  
• Ministry of National Planning and Economic Affairs  
• Department of External Re sources  
• Department of National Planning  
• The Department of Commerce (DoC)  
• The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) is the apex agency responsible for the development and promotion of 
exports  
• The Department of Agriculture (DOA) and the Departme nt of Export Agriculture (DEA), the National Plant Quarantine 
Service - NPQS) – all under the Ministry of Agriculture  
• The Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment  
• The Board of Investment (BOI)  
• Sri Lanka Customs and NTFC  
• Measurement Units, Standards and Services Department (MUSSD)  
• Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB)  
• Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)  
• Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)  
• Department of Import & Export Control (D/I&EC)  
• National Enterprise Deve lopment Authority  
•   Trade Support Institutions such as chambers of commerce and apex industrial associations  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  International Trade Centre and UNIDO  
Outputs or impact  •    Coherent trade strategy for export competitiveness designed and implemented, including policies, regulatory reforms and trade 
negotiations as shaped by the WTO, regional integration process, EU GSP+ scheme  
• Enhanced efficiency of cross -border proced ures and SMEs' capacities to comply with cross -border procedures for exporting 
to SAARC and EU  
• Improved compliance and quality infrastructure services to meet quality and SPS requirements in the regional and EU 
markets  
• Increased SME competitiveness i n export -oriented sectors (spices, food and ITO/BPO industry)  
Website for further information  http://www.intracen.org/EU -SRI-LANKA/EU ---Sri-Lanka -Trade -Related -Assistance/  
Contact point for further information  harshini.halangode@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  ARISE+ Indonesia Trade Support Facility  
Priority area 4: IPR focusing on Geographical Indications  
Date and end date  2 January 2019 - 1 January 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  ARISE+ Indonesia has the objective of enhancing Indonesia's capacity to boost trade performance and competitiveness through 
capacity strengthening of key government institutions and stakehol ders on a wide range of areas within international trade, 
competitiveness and business environment. Support to further development and promotion of GIs is one of key components 
covered by the programme.  
 
Technical assistance in GI areas will be focused on  1) tailored support addressing practical challenges faced by the producers and 
key issues along the entire value chain; 2) improvement of regulatory framework: GI protection and enforcement, quality contr ol 
conformance, national labelling and value chain management; 3) National branding and promotion strategy of GI products.  
 
During the inception phase (January -June 2019) the programme did mapping and identification of GI products to be the focus of 
ARISE+Indonesia support, based on a set of pre -identified  parameters and in agreement with DGIP of the Indonesian Ministry of 
Law and Human Rights. Furthermore, a series of consultations were held with relevant ministries and donor -funded programmes 
to identify potential collaborations, including with the ARISE+  regional project, FAO, TAIEX, EUIPO, Italy and ISIP of Switzerland.  
 
Indicative resources allocation: 872 man days and EUR 557,200 incidentals  
Beneficiary institution or audience  DGIP Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industry, BEKRAF, local governments, 
producers and farmers associations, etc.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Cardno Belgium  
Outputs or impact  Expected outcomes:  
1) Capacities of farmer communities and GI producer associ ations enhanced across the value chain of their products  
2) Improved regulatory framework and institutional capacities on GI governance  
3) Branding and promotional strategy for Indonesia GIs and relevant products established  
Website for further informatio n  
Contact point for further information  Nur Isravivani (task manager ARISE+ Indonesia), EU Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam. E -mail: 
nur.isravivani@ec.europa.eu   
Paula Norris (team leader ARISE+ Indonesia), E -mail: paula.norris@cardno.com.au  
   
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Name of programme or project  The ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU Plus - Lao People's Democratic Republic (ARI SE+ Lao PDR)  
Date and end date  1 November 2018 - 31 October 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Lao People's Democratic Republic  
Brief description  ARISE+ Lao PDR is the national Lao People's Democratic Republic component of the regional ARISE+ programme supporting 
regional economic integration under focal sector 1 of the 2014 -2020 Multiannual Indicative Programme for Asia. In line with the 
new Europe an Consensus on Development "Prosperity" chapter and its focus on inclusive and sustainable growth and jobs, it 
supports the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic to reap the benefits of regional integration in line with multila teral 
trade framewo rks such as the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA).  
 
ARISE+ Lao PDR aims to promote inclusive economic growth, increased climate change resilience, mitigation of vulnerability 
(especially due to the dependence on a limited number of sectors and mar kets) and job creation in Lao  People's Democratic 
Republic, in particular to (1) improve the business environment in targeted sectors with a focus on regional economic integra tion 
(ASEAN); and (2) increase trade and participation in global value -chains in targeted sectors.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic, particularly MolC, including Department of Trade Promotion, Department of 
Planning and Co -operation, National Implementation Unit ; other line Ministries such as Ministry  
of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Science and Technology; Trade and Investment Support Institutions, including Lao Nat ional 
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Lao People's Democ ratic Republic.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The International Trade Centre  
Outputs or impact  1. Increased regional economic integration by addressing specific constraints in targeted sectors through support for the 
implementation of measures contai ned in the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) and other commitments under the ASEAN 
Economic Community Blueprint 2025;  
 
2. Increased awareness on trade preferences for exports, including to the European Union, with greater use of Everything But Arms 
(EBA), and on the requirements for placing products on the EU market; advanced preparation of Lao People's Democratic Republic  
to shift to a new trade preference scheme (post -EBA);  
 
3. Strengthened support services (especially for smallholders and SMEs, with a focus on women), reduction of supply -side 
constraints, and trade and investment promotion in targeted sectors (e.g. wood processing and agro -based products).  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MolC), and specifically the  
Department of Planning and Co -operation (DPC) / National Implementation  
Unit (NIU) – Sodavanh Souvannaphoum: sodavanh.s@laomoic.org   
The EU Delegation to Lao  People's Democratic Republic - Bryan FORNARI: Bryan.FORNARI@eeas.europa.eu   
The International Trade Centre - Emilie Dairon edairon@intracen.org  
   
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Name of progr amme or project  EU-EAC MARKUP: Burundi intervention under the Partner States Window  
Date and end date  25 July 2018 - 24 July 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burundi  
Brief description  This project consists of national interventions under the Partner States Window of the EU -EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme 
– MARKUP funded by the 11th European Development Fund. This project complements the interventions provided under the EAC 
Window wh ich will also be implemented in Burundi by the International Trade Centre (ITC). The action aims at addressing both 
supply side and market access constraints in coffee, tea and horticulture sectors, supporting the participation in regional a nd global 
value  chains, with a particular focus on exports to the European Union (EU).  
The focus will be on strengthening the National Quality Infrastructure services to enforce compliance with sanitary and 
phytosanitary (SPS) measures and technical regulations in Burun di, with particular focus on coffee and tea sectors. The selection 
of these sectors was guided by the requests from country stakeholders, priority value chains in the country's development pla ns 
and strategies, importance in the creation of exports revenue  and impact on poverty reduction. Horticulture will also benefit 
indirectly from the institutional strengthening activities provided by this project. These priorities were identified in cons ultation 
with country partners during the project identification p hase in 2016 and confirmed during the programming mission conducted by 
ITC in September 2017. Broad consultations with the Government of Burundi, the EAC Secretariat and other development partners  
and country stakeholders ensured country ownership of the p roject.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Direct beneficiaries:  
- Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)  
- Regulatory Authority of the Burundi Coffee Sector (ARFIC)  
- Burundi Tea Office (OTB)  
- Centre National de Technologie Alimentaire (CNTA)  
- InterCafe Burundi  
- Direction de Protection Vegetale  
- SMEs in coffee, tea and horticulture sectors  
Beneficiaries and Partners under ERs also include:  
Main Government Ministries, Departments, Standard/quality organizations and public institutions, trade and investment support 
institutions  
Final beneficiaries: Men and women employed in export -related businesses in the coffee and tea value chains and other horticulture 
value chains  
Technical cooperation provider (s) International Trade Centre  
Outputs or impact  R1. National Quality Infrastructure framework, inspection and certification services strengthened  
R2.  Laboratory testing capacities for coffee/tea improved  
R3. Quality related extension services strengthen ed 
Website for further information  http://www.intracen.org/projects/Market -Access -Upgrade -Programme/  
Contact point for further information  Khemraj Ramful  
ITC Conseiller Principal, Gestion de la qualité à l'exportation  
Facilitation des échanges et Politiques pour l'entreprise  
ramful@intracen.org   
 
Mateusz Prorok  
Project Manager  
Délégation de l'Union européenne au Burundi  
Numero : +257 22 20 22 55  
E-mail : mateusz.prorok@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geogr aphical Indications (GIs) in Georgia  
Date and end date  1 February 2019 - 31 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Georgia  
Brief description  The project aims to support:  
- Approximation of primary and secondary legislation related to Geographical Indications GIs in accordance with the relevant EU 
directives;  
- Capacity building of relevant state authorities and private sector (producers and/or producers' associations) for enhancing a nd 
developing GI protection system;  
- Organization of  quality control system of GIs in line with the EU regulations and EU best practices  
Beneficiary institution or audience  National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia - Sakpatenti  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Fo od, Forestry and Tourism Policies;  
French Ministry of Agriculture and Food  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Building capacity by implementing MHGAP mobile intervention in SADC countries (Erasmus+ Capacity building 
project)  
Date and end date  30 September 2017 - 1 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  This is a Cross -regional project. Promoting mental health is one of the main targets of UN's SDG 2030. It has raised focus on the 
prevention and treatment of non -communicable diseases, including children and adolescent mental health disorders, which 
constitute a major challenge for sustainable development. Keeping y oung people healthy has a positive impact on productivity and 
competitiveness. The project aims to find new solutions to promote mental health and prevent depression.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and scholars  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  TURUN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY, Finland  
Outputs or impact  The quality, modernization and capacity building of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa and Zambia is achiev ed by 
introducing innovation pedagogy related to mental health education. As a result the HEIs will be able to reach the Higher Education 
to the European standards.  
1) To map the SADC countries landscape related to primary health care workers  
2) To develop mobile application of WHO's  mhGAP IG child and adolescent depression part 3) To develop eLearning materials and 
innovation pedagogy solutions  
4) To train the trainers and educate primary health care workers  
5) To implement and evaluate the mobile version of mhGAP child and adolesc ent depression version  
6) To disseminate the results on policy, HEI, professional and public  
7) To raise knowledge about environmental influence on mental health.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer:  Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu   
TURUN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY, Finland  
   
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Name of programme or project  Direct Current Technology: Renewable Energy Education and Skill Development in South Africa [DCTREES], 
(Erasmus+ Capacity building project)  
Date and end date  30 September 2017 - 1 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The project aims to develop a new educational program on Direct Current (DC) technologies for South African (SA) universities, in 
order to supply the country with adequately trained professionals it needs to overcome its challenges in the field of electri cal 
engineering.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  South Afric an (SA) universities  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  STICHTING HOGER BEROEPSONDERWIJN HAAGLANDEN EN RIJNSTREEK, Netherlands  
Outputs or impact  A transition to more sustainable energy, connection of rural areas to the grid and a more stable energy networ k. 
The project will develop Direct Current program in universities which is lacking in South Africa (SA), containing a theory, l ab 
practice and industry assignments part. The programme will be implemented by the participating SA universities, covering all parts 
of, and representing over 50% of all electrical engineering students in, SA.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu   
STICHTING HOGER BEROEPSONDERWIJN HAAGLANDEN EN RIJNSTREEK, Netherlands  
 
Name of programme or project  Personalised Engineering Education in Southern Africa (PEESA III), (Erasmus+ Capacity building project)  
Date and end date  30 September 2017 - 1 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The objective is to enhance the organization of engineering education in order to increase relevance of the issues that are directly 
reflected in South Africa's National Priorities  
Beneficiary institution or audience  South African (SA) universities  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  HOCHSCHULE WISMAR, Germany  
Outputs or impact  As a re sult we get better employability of graduates, more engineering students (especially female students) which contribute to 
regional sustainable growth as well as social and cultural development.  
1. Design of min. three (3) engineering degree programmes at Partner Country's HEIs aligned with EURACE standards, 
effective use of ICT, flexible learning path, transversal skills and closer University – Enterprise cooperation.  
2. Finalise self -assessment reports for EUR -ACE Accreditation of three (3) MA programmes on Energy Efficiency developed 
within the Edulink's PEESA project,  
3. Increase the number of female students in engineering at Partner Country's universities together with closer University -
Enterprise cooperation.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu   
HOCHSCHULE WISMAR, Germany  
   
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Name of programme or project  Waste to Wing - Greening African Aviation  
Contract Ref - ENV/2017/ 391 -384  
Date and end date  15 January 2018 - 14 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The project is a pre -commercial feasibility study which aims to integrate MSMEs into supply chains linked to Sustainable Aviation 
Fuel (SAF) consumption and production – and to bio -based industries more broadly  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Direct beneficiaries of the Action are 25 MSMEs that will be strengthened through business de velopment services, Sustainable 
Consumption and Production capacity building and incorporation within Africa's first SAF value chain.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Fetola Foundation, WWF -South Africa, SkyEnergy  
Outputs or impact  MSMEs to provide sustainable waste -based feedstocks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel production and participate in innovative, green 
value chains.  
To develop a value chain model with potential to scale in South Africa and/or for replication in other African countries,  in particular 
Kenya and Ethiopia, which are home to leading African aviation hubs.  
Website for further information  https://fetola.co.za/  
Contact point for further information  EU Delegation to South Afric a Project Officer: Lidia Alfonso: Lidia.AFONSO -GALLEGOS@eeas.europa.eu   
Fetola Foundation Project co -ordinator: Elize Hattingh: ehattingh@fetola.co.za  
   
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Name of programme or project  Smallholder access to high value horticultural markets.  
Contract Ref - ENV/2017/ 391 -377  
Date and end date  15 January 2018 - 14 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The overall objective of the action is to support emerging (male and female) smallholder producers of fresh horticultural pro duce 
with access to the high value domestic markets in South Africa.  
Specific objectives that will be delivered before the end of the project include:  
a) Formal acceptance of a single horticultural market entry -level standard for  
sustainability, quality and safety of fresh produce adapted to smallholder conditions  
b) 30 clusters of smallholder vegetable pr oducers (m/f) are certified and meet  
entry -level sustainability, quality and safety standards, thereby having a higher net  
income of >30% and creating year -round employment for at least 3,750 rural poor  
c) development of an implementable and accessible sustainability toolkit, which  
can be adapted to different contexts, for use by smallholders, support organizations  
and service providers  
d) Local partners in South Africa (AFASA) have the capacity for supporting  
smallholders to adopt the new sus tainability, quality and safety standard  
Beneficiary institution or audience  African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) and (b) 750 emerging commercial vegetable farms (2 -3 ha of land) in five 
provinces in South Africa.  
Technical cooperation pro vider(s)  Solidaridard  
Outputs or impact  ICT-tool developed to support continuous sustainable improvement and to record data on horticultural production by emerging 
commercial growers, as well as open source to all (including market buyers).  
Emerging commercial vegetable growers in five South African provinces will gain access to the high value markets by adopting 
sustainable production systems. A harmonised entry -level standard for sustainable and safe production of fresh horticultural 
produc e (based on GlobalGAP and applicable local social standards) will be defined for smallholder conditions.  
Website for further information  https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/  
Contact point fo r further information  EU Delegation to South Africa Project Officer: Yumna Martin: yumna.MARTIN@eeas.europa.eu   
Solidaridad: Karin Kleinbooi: karin.kleinbooi@solidaridadnetwork.org  
   
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Name of programme or project  Support Programme to the National System of Innovation.  
Reference - AFS/2017/40022  
Date and end date  19 July 2018 - 18 July 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  To support the Government of South Africa to improve the National System of Innovation responding to the priorities of the Na tional 
Development Plan.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Department of Science and Technology (with the contribution of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department for 
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The European Union through the Innovations project worth EUR 14,700,000  
Outputs or impact  Developing models for commercialisation and absorption of technologies arising from cooperation in Research, Development and 
Innovation / learning from models that have been successful  in applying innovation and commercialisation of technologies arising 
from existing cooperation projects.  
To promote the realisation of commercial products, processes and services from R&D outputs through the implementation of 
enabling policy instruments.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Lidia Alfonso: Lidia.AFONSO -GALLEGOS@eeas.europa.eu   
Department of Science and Technology (DST): Dr Imr aan Patel: imraan.patel@dst.gov.za  
 
Name of programme or project  Development of the Enterprise Architecture of the National School of Government  
Contract Ref - AFS/2019/ 401 -868  
Date and end date  3 June 2019 - 1 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Reduce operating costs and increase efficiency through reduction in paper forms and hardcopy workflows, increase transparency 
and accountability, effective management of assets and resources, improve service delivery (internal and external), support 
decision -making process  by providing the required data instantaneously, facilitate the daily work by automating the processes, 
which reduce reliance on paperwork, integration of all IT and SIS systems to ensure high quality of information.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  National School of Governance  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  STANTEC  
Outputs or impact  • Reduce operating costs and increase efficiency through reduction in paper forms and hardcopy workflows  
• Increase transparency and accountability  
• Effective manage ment of assets and resources  
• Improve service delivery (internal and external)  
• Support decision -making process by providing the required data instantaneously  
• Facilitate the daily work by automating the processes, which reduce reliance on paperwork  
• Integration of all IT and SIS systems to ensure high quality of information  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  European Union Project Officer: Elizabeth HUGHES -CHULU: Elizabeth.HUGHES -CHULU@eeas.europa.eu   
National School of Governance: Mr Dino Poonsamy  
   
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Name of programme or project  Capacity Building Programme for Employment Promotion (CBPEP)  
Date and end date  17 April 2016 - 17 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Strengthening Government to meet the key national objective of reducing unemployment  
Beneficiary institution or audience  All Departments in the Employment/Employability cluster (Department of Labour, Department of Small Business Development, 
Department of Higher Education, Department of Agriculture and Land Reforms)  
Technica l cooperation provider(s)  DT GLOBAL IDEV EUROPE S.L  
Outputs or impact  a. Active labour market policy interventions for the unemployed (especially women and youth) focused on work -seeker 
support, the transition from school to work, (public) occupational advisory services and (public) job placement services  
b. Advice on small business promotion, informal sector development (including cultural and creative sectors), labour market 
trends (supply, demand and shortage)  
c. Activities pursuing furth er education and skills development systems organization to increase employability of the 
unemployed (particularly of the NEETS3), including financing and quality enhancement aspects  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Delegation of the European Union to South Africa - Mariam.homayoun@eeas.europa.eu   
CBPEP Technical Assistance Team  
CBPEP Team Leader: Glen Fisher, glen.fi sher@gtac.gov.za  
 
Name of programme or project  Employability enhancement in the field of renewable energies, on the basis of closer collaboration between university 
and industry ( EURYDIC) (Erasmus+ Capacity building project)  
Date and end date  1 September 2019 - 1 September 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The project focuses on the higher education framework in renewable energies, lasting from vocational training up to doctoral 
studies with the overall goal to enhance employability.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universities, students, staff  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ULM (Higher Education Institutions (HEI)  
Outputs or impact  - Close the gap between TVET and diploma study  
- Increase preparedness and study -ability of UoT diploma students  
- Increase industrial experience in UoT bachelor education  
- Increase industry cooperation in post graduate education  
- Increase entrepreneurial opportunities in the RES sector  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Strengthening university -enterprise cooperation in South Africa to support regional development by enhancing 
lifelong learning skills, social innovations and inclusivity ( SUCSESS) (Erasmus+ Capacity building project)  
Date and end date  1 September 2019 - 1 September 20 22 
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The main aim of the project is to strengthen the capacity of South African universities to cooperate with businesses to enhan ce 
inclusive regional and community development. Furthermore, a deeper cooperation between universities and businesses in a form 
of knowledge triangle (teacher -student -enterprise) supports students' employment in the future. The project will support South 
African partner universities to deve lop new practices for HEI -enterprise cooperation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universities, students, staff  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  HAAGA -HELIA AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY  
Outputs or impact  Cooperation between universities and businesses  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu  
 
Name of programme or project  Transforming Curricula through Internationalisation and virtual exchanges (iKUDU) (Erasmus+ Capacity building 
project)  
Date and end date  1 September 2019 - 1 September 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The project aims to improve management and operation of SA partner Higher Education Institutions (HEI) by addressing 
internationalisation of the participating HEI's and supporting democratisation of higher education in internationalisation. I t will build 
capacity for governance, stra tegic planning and management of HEI's relevant to internationalisation. It will support the 
development of university services relevant to internationalisation; focussing on professional academic support services.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universities, students, staff  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE  
Outputs or impact  The management, governance and innovation capacities as well as the process of internationalisation will be enhanced through the 
development of str ategic documents that guide curriculum internationalisation in the South African transformation context.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Empowering universities' Learning and research capacities in the one Health Approach for the management of 
animals at the wildlife, livestock and hu man interface in South Africa (ELEPHANT) (Erasmus+ Capacity building 
project)  
Date and end date  1 September 2019 - 1 September 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  ELEPHANT will empower South African HEIs' innovative research capacities by introducing the OH approach and modern research 
methodology and analyses. This will be achieved by theoretical and practical workshops in SA -EU, student and staff, peer to peer 
setting, in SA and in EU, and including (inte r)national experts. A holistic approach of the interface between human, domestic and 
wild animals and environment interface will result in increased health, welfare and in the end poverty alleviation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universities, stud ents, staff  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT  
Outputs or impact  Strengthening of relations between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the wider economic and social environment.  
1. Strengthening capacity in research of SA HEIs b y implementing highly innovative research approach and methodology in the 
field of OH)  
2. Creating a collaborative long -lasting multidisciplinary OH network delivering innovative research strategies.  
3. Boosting the SA HEIs' capacity to collaborate with l ocal and governmental authorities to achieve research -based knowledge 
integration in OH related policies.  
4. Enhancing the SA HEIs' capacity to work together with communities in order to raise awareness on OH perspectives and 
approaches  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu  
 
Name of programme or project  Performance Enhancement Programme for the Ministry of  Agriculture and Livestock for Better Service Delivery to 
Farmers  
Date and end date  1 January 2017 - 30 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Zambia  
Brief description  Contributing to improving the capacity of the MoA and MFL to deliver quality services to smallholder farmers towards increased 
productivity and enhanced diversity of Zambia's agricultural sector, with a focus on: strengthening evidence -based policy planning 
and budgeting (M&E); e -extension and increased link between product ion (farmers), research and extension; and improved 
nutrition -mainstreaming within the ministries' plans and programmes.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  ECORYS  
Outputs or impact  Strengthened evidence -based policy planning and budgeting (M&E); e -extension services and increased link between production 
(farmers), research and extension; and improved nutrition -mainstreaming within the ministries' plans and programmes.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  friedrich.mahler@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Aviation Sector Support Programme II (ASSP II)  
Date and end date  1 November 2016 - 1 November 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Zambia  
Brief description  The objective of the programme is to improve compliance with international standards in terms of air safety and security in Z ambia, 
with the  support of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and other service provider to be yet contracted (two separate but 
interlinked components of the same project). The programme aims to assist in the development of improved policies and an 
improved instituti onal and regulatory framework for the aviation sector (which will include aviation safety and security and gender 
sensitivity).  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministry of Transport and Communications, Civil Aviation Authority, Zambia Airports Corporation Ltd and other agencies.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)  
Outputs or impact  Improved air safety oversight and security of airport handling operations.  
Technical assistance and capacity building project t o improve compliance with international standards in terms of air safety and 
security in Zambia. The programme aims to assist in the development of improved policies and an improved institutional and 
regulatory framework for the aviation sector (which will  include aviation safety and security and gender sensitivity) to contribute 
to economic growth of the country.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  adam.grodzicki@eeas .europa.eu  
 
Name of programme or project  Increased Access to Electricity and Renewable Energy Production (IAEREP)  
Date and end date  1 March 2018 - 1 March 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Zambia  
Brief description  The project aims to a) promote enabling regulatory framework, renewable energy friendly policies and more effective and inclusive 
sector institutions; b) enhance government and private sector capacities to develop gender inclusive Renewable Energy and Ene rgy 
Efficiency projects;  c) improve Energy Efficiency at household and industry level by awareness raising and support to economic 
activities.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministry of Energy, Energy Regulation Board, Rural Electrification Authority, ZESCO (national utilit y) and other public agencies  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Various TA providers  
Outputs or impact  Improved policies and planning for investments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE/EE), demonstration projects 
implemented and increased numbe r of people getting access to energy services.  
Technical assistance and capacity building programme to support the Zambian energy sector combined with investment component.  
The capacity building programme aims to a) promote enabling regulatory framework, r enewable energy friendly policies and more 
effective and inclusive sector institutions; b) enhance government and private sector capacities to develop gender inclusive 
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects; c) improve Energy Efficiency at househo ld and industry level by awareness 
raising and support to economic activities.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  davide.bixio@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Enhancement of a sustainable regional energy market in the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region 
(ESREM)  
Date and end date  1 May 2017 - 31 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Angola; Comoros; Djibouti; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; South Africa; South 
Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This regional programme aims to develop: a) regulatory frameworks to promote a harmonised regional energy market conducive 
for RE investments in support of universal energy access goal; b) regulations that enhance efficient energy management; c) mo del 
frameworks that enhance the integration of gender perspectives in energy policy and  regulation; and d) enhance the capacity of 
regulators in enforcing regulations that develop the regional RE market.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  RAERESA and RERA (regional associations of energy regulators for COMESA and SADC)  
Technical cooperati on provider(s)   
Outputs or impact  improved regulation and harmonization of national and regional energy markets  
improved sector oversight and energy efficiency  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  adam.grodzicki@eeas.europa.eu  
 
Name of programme or project  Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Action for Africa  
Date and end date  1 January 2019 - 1 April 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; 
Eswatini; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; 
Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; 
Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  Overall Objective: To facilitate intra -African trade and African and European investment.  
The Spec ific Objective is that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are created, protected, utilized, administered and enforced across 
Africa, in line with international and European best practice and in support of the AfCFTA and the African Union's Agenda 206 3. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  OAPI, ARIPO, RECs, National IP Ministries, National IP Agencies, Judicial Bodies, Customs  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  EUIPO  
Outputs or impact  - Output 1: Promoted international agreements in the area of IPR and rei nforced cooperation between the EU and Africa in order 
to facilitate fact -based AfCFTA negotiations.  
- Output 2: Strengthened national and regional IP institutions, networks, and tools, for more efficient and user -friendly IP protection 
and enforcement sys tems.  
- Output 3: Strengthening the capacities of Micro, Small and Medium -sized Enterprises (MSMEs) / productive sector on the 
importance and value of IP protection (including GIs) in the African society.  
- Output 4: Implementation of the priority actions identified by the work plan linked to the AU Continental Strategy for Geographical 
Indications is supported.  
Website for further information  https://internationalipcooperation.eu/en/afripi  
Contact point for further information  Gaëlle DOLEANS (DG INTPA Unit A2 - European Commission): Gaelle.DOLEANS@ec.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project   Innovation and Intellectual Property rights  
Date and end date  7 October 2019 - 30 September 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; 
Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  The overall objective of the action is to  contribute to the integration of the Caribbean Forum of ACP Group of States (CARIFORUM) 
into the World Economy, through strengthening the enabling framework that stimulates innovation and competitiveness of the 
private sector. The specific objectives of t he action  To further upgrade and harmonise the systems for IP creation, protection, 
administration and enforcement in line with the CARIFORUM -EU EPA provisions, and to contribute to regional integration in IPR.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The indi vidual Intellectual Propety offices in the each CARIFORUM member state.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The EU with a contribution of EUR 2,800,000.00 and the project implementers the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)  
with a contribution of EUR 1,200,000.  
Outputs or impact  I. Increased awareness of the value and contribution of innovation and IPR to economic and social development, among policy 
makers, private sector and the general public.  
II. A network of strengthened and m ore efficient IP institutions, delivering timely, high quality and accessible IPR 
administration and enforcement services, benefiting MSMEs in particular.  
III. Enhanced legal and policy frameworks in the area of trademarks, designs and GIs, facilitating t he participation in global 
protection systems in compliance with EPA provisions, and boosting regional harmonisation.  
IV. Improved capacity of the productive sector to create, protect, utilize, commercialize and enforce their IP rights, thus 
stimulating in novation and new business models.  
Website for further information  https://internationalipcooperation.eu/en/caripi  
Contact point for further information  Alexandra MAYR  
Institutio nal and Cooperation Department  
International Cooperation Service  
European Union Intellectual Property Office  
Tel: +34 965 13 7959. Mobile: +34 666 435 681 (Int: 3959)  
Alexandra.MAYR@euipo.europa.eu   
www.euipo.europa.eu   
Twitter: @EU_IPO  
   
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Name of programme or project  Proyecto de Integración Económica Centroamericana (INTEC)  
Date and end date  24 October 2016 - 17 March 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama  
Brief description  En el marco del Proyecto "Integración Económica Regional Centroamericana" (INTEC) financiado por la Cooperación de la Unión 
Europea (UE) e implementado por la SIECA se contempla el desarrollo de capacidades y formación sobre la observancia de los 
derechos de propiedad intelectual en la aplicación del Art. 55 literal c del Acuerdo de Asociación entre la UE y Centroaméric a 
(ACCUE) y el comercio  ilícito en la era de la facilitación del comercio. El proyecto también apoya la facilitación de la convergencia 
de requisitos para el registro de marcas e Indicaciones Geográficas (IG) a nivel regional, capacitación y formación para auto ridades 
competente s, jueces, fiscales, oficiales de aduanas y de policía (Artículo 55c del AdA). Las actividades están en línea con el 
cumplimiento de lo establecido en RECAUCA y el Acuerdo de Facilitación del Comercio del al OMC.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public  and private sector, general public in all SIECA Member States.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  SIECA, ARCA Consortium  
Outputs or impact  Public and Private sector in Central America is informed about the importance on IPR.  
Direct support to SMEs for ca pacity building / registration of brands and GIs  
Website for further information  https://www.sieca.int/index.php/componente -1/ 
Contact point for further information  Despacho del Se cretario General SIECA sgsieca@sieca  
   
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Name of programme or project  Enhancing Trade Governance in Sudan  
Date and end date  1 December 2021 - 30 November 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Sudan  
Brief description  The action document will focus on trade governance (WTO accession and trade facilitation). This initiative has three major 
objectives on inclusive and sustainable economic growth by (i) supporting Sudan's WTO/African Continental Free Trade Area 
(AfCTA) acc ession (ii) complying with trade facilitation regulation by strengthening institutional capacities and (iii) Enhancing 
awareness of stakeholders about WTO accession and diversification of green sectors.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The Ministry of  Trade and Supply, the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO), the Customs Authority (CA), the 
private sector and business organization.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  International Trade Center (ITC) and United Nations Conference for Tr ade and Development (UNCTAD).  
Outputs or impact  Impact: To enhance trade governance in Sudan  
Outcome 1: Inclusive and sustainable economic growth is facilitated by supporting Sudan's efforts in the WTO/AfCTA accession 
process, and built regional and mul tilateral linkages  
Output 1.1: Sudan is supported in its WTO/AfCTA Accession process ((sectoral legislation, SPS/TBT regulation and documents/ 
negotiating positions to align Sudan's national Trade policy with requirements for accession processes).  
Work on  IP would be part of two activities:  
- Review, revise and develop specific sectoral laws and regulations in line with a National Trade Policy, and the AfCFTA and 
WTO Accession commitments.  
- Design and implement capacity -building programmes for government  officials (both short and long -term training).  
 
Output 1.2: National Institutional capacity strengthened for trade facilitation compliance (training, coaching sessions, 2021 -2024 
roadmap, e -government & e -business processes and setting up trade Informati on Portal)  
Output 1.3: Enhanced awareness of stakeholders about WTO accession and diversification of key sectors of the Sudanese economy . 
IP related issues will also be addressed with regard to private sector elements.  
Website for further information  N/A 
Contact point for further information  Cooperation Officer - Lea Polony ( lea.polony@ec.europa.eu ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  IP Key Latin America  
Date and end date  1 September 2017 - 31 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Me xico; 
Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuel a 
Brief description  IP Key LA is the European Commission's programme to implement the objectives of the European Union (EU) in the area of 
intellectual property rights, through international cooperation with Latin American countries. Based on Grant Agreem ent 
PI/2017/385326 signed between the EU and the EUIPO on 11 May 2017, it is co -funded and implemented by the European Union 
Intellectual Property Office (the EUIPO). It has a duration of 4 years (48 months), commencing on 1 September 2017, and a tot al 
estimated cost of EUR 6,000,000.  
The overall objective of the programme is to promote a level playing field for European Union companies operating in LA by 
contributing to greater transparency and fair implementation of the IPR protection and enforcement syst em in LA.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  EU businesses will benefit from improved IPR protection as well as from the achievement of adequate and effective functioning  of 
IP administration and enforcement procedures in LA. Furthermore, companies and r ight-holders should benefit from an increase in 
the technical expertise of LA countries and organizations on how to improve IPR related laws and proper implementation of tra de 
agreements with the EU.  
EU businesses will also benefit from enhanced access fo r EU users to IP information of LA IPO databases, which is crucial to their 
business and IP protection strategies abroad. These will be facilitated by the implementation of innovative tools and databas es 
created by the European Trade Mark and Design Networ k (ETMDN). The final beneficiaries will be reached mainly through active 
involvement of key business support and multiplier organizations operating in Europe and LA, as well as industry representati ves 
and umbrella organisations.  
At the same time, LA innovative and creative business will take due advantage of such improvements in the level of protection and 
in the efficiency of enforcement of IPR which should, to a certain extent, enhance international trade and make the economies  of 
the region more at tractive to foreign investments.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  EUIPO    
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Name of programme or project  IP Key Latin America  
Outputs or impact  OUTPUT OR IMPACT  
R.1. Substantive support for the preparation and development of FTA negotiations. The expected result of the project is to ob tain 
data and information on local IPR legislation, protection and enforcement to assist the European Commission in the preparatio n, 
negotiation and implementation of FTAs in the region such as national or regional case law and the IPR institutional framewor k and 
resources.  
R.2. Information collection and strategic analysis to prepare regional integration in Central America. Under th is result, the project 
activities provide a detailed overview of the situation regarding IPR legislation, protection and enforcement and the capacit y and 
efficiency of the IPR offices and institutions the relevant countries. Encouraging and improving regio nal cooperation and integration 
on the processing and enforcement of IPR would support EU businesses operating across the region.  
R.3. Effective Support for IP Dialogue and Sub -Committees and Implementation of FTAs  
Under this result, appropriate actions a re to be delivered in accordance with the decisions and indications that emerge from 
discussions during the existing and future IP Dialogues and Sub -Committees held by the EU with LA countries.  
The Action also proposes interventions that assist the variou s countries involved in LA with obligations arising from the 
commitments taken in the context of the trade agreements with the EU. The Action also includes the provision of ad -hoc support, 
in the form of support activities relevant IP Working Groups.  
R.4. Improved IP administration and enforcement practices including the increased use of IP information technology tools and the 
establishment of an Enforcement Network. The Action is targeting an increased uptake of EU IT tools by the local IP Offices t o 
improve access to the IP system and to facilitate processing of IP applications and registrations. It will also comprise outsprea ding 
the EU approach in the elaboration of laws and development of best practices directed towards ensuring an efficient and trans parent 
administration of IPRs. As regards enforcement, the action will be based on the development of enforcement networks in suppor t 
of increasing the effectiveness of ICT tools and as well as on the exchange of best practices as regards IPR enforcement.  
R.5. Awareness raised on the importance of Intellectual Property, its protection and enforcement. This result should be attain ed 
by organising/supporting actions directed towards the promotion of the understanding of the importance of IP protection from the 
perspective of social and economic development, and to favour foreign investment.  
R.6. Improved information sharing through information management system (IMS) and document repository. In order to ensure a 
sufficient institutional memory and easy accessi bility by all interested stakeholders of the documents emanating from the project 
(such as reports, studies, surveys), an information management system will be set up and a document repository created.  
Website for further information  https://ipkey.eu/en/latin -america  
Contact point for further information  European Comission (DGTRADE -B3), Jaime de Mendoza ( Jaime.DE -MENDOZA -FERNANDEZ@ec.europa.eu ). EUIPO, Alvaro Garcia 
Alcazar ( Alvaro.GArcia@euipo.euro pa.eu).  
   
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Name of programme or project  Implementati on of IP Development Plan in Mauritius  
Date and end date  3 December 2019 - 30 April 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Mauritius  
Brief description  The technical assistance will enable to implement the main recommendations of the Intellectual Property Development Plan and 
facilitate the use of IP to meet development goals and ensure policy coherence. the key deliverables are to finalise all rele vant 
implementing regulations for the IP law , finalise all relevant documents relating to the accession of Mauritius to different WIPO -
administered Treaties, Continuous capacity building of IP officers, especially in relation to Geographical Indications, Plant  Varieties, 
Utility Model, layout designs of integrated circuits and Establish the IP Council and IP enforcement mechanism. The project will 
also seek to enhance collaboration with the University of Mauritius, Mauritius Research and Innovation Council and the privat e 
sector to identify capacity building needs and implement a programme to  address these needs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  SWECO in partnership with GFA  
Outputs or impact  (a) Review the structure of the IPO in terms of in terms of human resources , duties and responsibilities of the IP Officers, human 
resource needs of the different registries of the IP Office  
Result 3: Implement capacity building programme to IP officers that would include Geographical Indications, Plan t Varieties, Utility 
Model and layout designs of integrated circuits  
(b) Develop and implement a comprehensive capacity building and training programme for IP Officers and other relevant 
Government departments  
(c) Drafting of Implementing Regulations for the IP law  
(d) Prepare accession of Mauritius to different WIPO -administered Treaties and undertake a capacity building programme for IP 
officers regarding these WIPO -administered Treaties.  
(e) Establish the IP Council and IP Enforcement and detailing the modalities for coordination with IP enforcement agencies (police, 
customs, IPO, Public Prosecutors Office and the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry)  
(f) IP development and Commercialisation  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Arun Ramduny, Project Manager EU Delegation to Mauritius  
email: arunsingh.ramduny@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Africa Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project (AfrIPI)  
Date and end date  1 September 2020 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; 
Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Gabon; The 
Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Namib ia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; 
South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  AfrIPI is the pioneer Africa -wide EU -funded Intellectual P roperty (IP) cooperation project, which commits joint action between the 
EU and Africa to boost intra -African trade, and to facilitate African -European investments for economic growth and sustainable 
development. With a budget of EUR 17 million, the projec t is funded by the European Union and implemented by the EUIPO in 
partnership with key African continental, regional and national institutions such as the African Union Commission, the AfCFTA  
Secretariat, the "Organisation Africaine de la Proprieté Intelle ctuelle" (OAPI) and the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Office 
(ARIPO).  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The Organisation Africaine de la Proprieté Intellectuelle" (OAPI) and the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO ). 
Technical co operation provider(s)  European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)  
Outputs or impact  The five -year project seeks to ensure that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are  
created, protected, utilised, administered and enforced across Africa, in line with international best practice and in support of the 
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the African Union's Agenda 2063.  
Website for further information  https ://internationalipcooperation.eu/en/afripi  
Contact point for further information  afripi@euipo.europa.eu  
 
Name of programme or project  Enhancing Africa Green Economy through Eco Geographical Indication for Coffee (SWITCH Africa Green)  
Date and end date  1 January 2018 - 31 December 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Uganda  
Brief description  The project proposes triple certification (TC): 'Organic' (ECO), 'Fair Trade' (FT) and 'Geograp hical Indication' (GI), as multipurpose 
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) tools; (i) ECO certification will use the European Regulation on Organic Agricul ture, 
which will ensure greater environment preservation by reducing pollution and favoring  material recycling; (ii) FT certification will 
use the Fairtrade Standards of Fairtrade International certified by FLOCERT in favour of social and economic sustainability t hrough 
good governance and fair profit distribution among farmers and (iii) GI regi stration will use the Uganda Registration Services 
Bureau (URSB) under the certification marks and practices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The GI 
protection will provide identity and distinctive advantage to product quality (chara cteristics, stability) and its unique origin (known 
as 'terroir'), which it tries to preserve. Otherwise, the project will be flexible and open to register and protect with the most 
appropriate standard recognized by URSB under WIPO.  
Beneficiary instituti on or audience  The action will coordinate with the MSMEs operating in Mt Rwenzori region.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  NUCAFE, as a key MSME operating in Mt Rwenzori area.  
Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  nicolas.renard@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project  
Date and end date  20 February 2015 - 20 February 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The Kariba Dam requires a series of rehabilitation works for its continued safe operation. Given the large the reservoir capa city 
(181 km3) a dam failure would have major impacts downstream in the Zambezi River.  
The purpose is to support the Zambezi River Authority in carrying out the Kariba dam safety rehabilitation by preserving and 
upgrading core dam equipment, through stabilisation of the plunge pool and refurbishment of the spillway.  
The stabilization of the plun ge pool downstream of the dam wall and the full operability of the spillway system. The plant will then 
match international safety standards. The installed generation capacity of will be retained.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Downstream inhabitants  in the vicinity of the Zambezi River; Households and productive users in the Republics of Zambia and 
Zimbabwe dependent on electricity supplies from the plant.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  ZRA (Zambezi River Authority)  
Outputs or impact  To increase  the reliability of supply of clean energy to Zambian and Zimbabwean households and productive users, and to minimize 
the hydropower risks (dam failure) to population in the vicinity of the Kariba hydropower plant (estimated 392 720 people aff ected) 
in the  short and long term.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Chasiya Kazembe: ckazembe@nao.gov.zm   
Kozanai Gurukumba: kozanai.gurukumba@ZAMBEZIRA.ORG   
Juan Fernández: juan-bautista.fernandez -osuna@ec.europa.eu  
 
Name of programme or project  Support to Air  Transport Sector Development (SATSD) in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region 
(EA-SA-IO) 
Date and end date  16 December 2020 - 31 December 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burundi; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Kenya; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; 
Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to the development of  the air transport sector in the EA -SA-IO region.  
The specific objectives (SO) are: Single African Air Transport Market operationalised, strengthened regulatory and institutio nal 
capacity of civil aviation institutions in EA - SA-IO region and improved air  navigation efficiency in the EA -SA-IO region.  
These objectives will contribute and complement the continental objectives of the AU. The programme will therefore incorporat e 
regional, continental and global initiatives intended to support air transport se ctor development to maximise the benefits.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  African Union Commission (AUC), RECs, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC, Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs), Internatio nal 
Air Transport Association (IATA), African Airl ines Association (AFRAA), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Civil Air 
Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  COMESA  
Outputs or impact  To contribute to the development of the air transport sector in the EA-SA-IO region.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Mshuka Kamwela: MKamwela@comesa.int   
Juan Fernández: juan-bautista.fernandez -osuna@ec.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  COMESA Component of the East Africa and Southern Africa (EA -SA) Transport and Transit Facilitation Program (T2FP)  
Date and end date  1 December 2017 - 1 July 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burundi; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Kenya; Lesotho; Libya; Madagascar; 
Malawi; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; Sudan; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The EA -SA Transport and Transit Facilitation programme is being implemented through long -term technical assistance (one Long 
Term Transport Coordinator located in each of the three REC s) as well as short term specialised expertise, recruited through a 
service contract with SADC and awarded according to EDF Procedures. SADC will be responsible for overall programme coordinati on 
and monitoring of implementation.  
The overall objective of t he programme is to facilitate smooth flow of traffic through corridor efficiency improvement thereby 
reducing overall transport costs.  
Specific Objectives  
1. Support operationalization of the COMESA Carrier License  
2. Strengthening corridor governance thro ugh supporting establishment of OSBPs and enhancing performance of existing ones  
3. Developing and implementing road safety management programme.  
4. Support establishment of corridor management institutions to improve coordination and focused attention to corridor 
activities and issues  
Beneficiary institution or audience  • COMESA: Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sudan, Zambia plus Djibouti corridors and 
parts of corridors affecting these Member States (e.g. Dar es Salam c orridor);  
• EAC: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda plus parts of northern and central corridors;  
• SADC: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe plus corridors affecting these Member States 
(e.g. Lobito, Nacala, Maputo or Beira corridors).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  COMESA  
Outputs or impact  1. EA-SA Vehicle Load Management Strategy Implemented;  
• Changes on overload incidences reported.  
• Records of VLM fines imposed.  
• Reduction in vehicle overloading in selected corridors  
• 10 countries where EA -SA VLM MoU signed and ratified  
• 10 countries that have passed national laws that conform to VLM MoU by the end of the programme  
• 10 countries that have adopted national VLM strategies by the end of the programme  
• 5 reg ional transport corridors implementing Regional Weighbridge Location Plan by the end of the programme  
2. Harmonised EA -SA vehicle regulations and standards implemented;  
• At least 7 countries would have enacted regulations that conform to regional regulation s on transportation of dangerous 
and hazardous loads by the end of the Programme  
• COMESA Yellow Card is recognised in 3 additional Member States by the end of the programme  
3. Preconditions for an operational EA -SA transport registers and information platfo rm and system implemented;  
• 6 Countries that have implemented the Multilateral Cross Border Road Transport Agreement (MCBRTA)  
• Institution to host TRIPS selected with a sustainable business plan  
• Project for deployment of TRIPS prepared  
4. Efficiency of regional transport corridors improved.  
• 10% average reduction in travel time for trucks in selected corridors.  
• o Two additional corridors (Djbouti; NSC; Lobito Corridor) would have signed corridor agreements by the end of the 
programme  
Websit e for further information  https://tttfp.org    
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Name of programme or project  COMESA Component of the East Africa and Southern Africa (EA -SA) Transport and Transit Facilitation Program (T2FP)  
Contact point for further information  • Mshuka Kamwela, EDF Programme Manager, COMESA Secretariat. Email: MKamwela@comesa. int.  
• Baptiste Mutabazi, Director of Infrastructure and Logistics - Infrastructure Division, COMESA Secretariat. Email: 
BMutabazi@comesa.int   
• Victor Miti. Email: victor.miti@ec.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Enhancement of Governance and Enabling Environment in the ICT sector (EGEE -ICT) in the Eastern Africa, Southern 
Africa and the Indian Ocean region  
Date and end date  1 December 2020 - 1 December 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burundi; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Kenya; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; Sudan; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbab we 
Brief description  The overall objective of the programme is to deepen regional integration and growth of the ICT sector in EA -SA-IO region.  
Specific Objectives  
SO1: Regionally coordinated public and private sector ICT policy development;  
SO2: Enhanced policy and regulatory environment for competitive markets and gender sensitive ICT markets;  
SO3: Improved infrastructure connectivity and access to ICT.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  • Regulators and government authorities of member states.  Member states, through their respective ICT ministries and 
regulators, will be major beneficiaries of the programme as they will use this programme to support the development and 
implementation of supportive policies and regulatory frameworks that provide  a conducive environment for the effective 
development of their ICT sector.  
• Regional ICT regulatory associations: Regional associations of regulators play great roles in development of policy guideline s 
and regulations and in the harmonisation process. T hus, these regional regulatory organisations will play a major part in the 
programme in terms of information dissemination, hosting of workshops and participation and will be used as vehicles in the 
implementation of the various programme activities.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  COMESA  
Outputs or impact  1. Regionally coordinated public and private sector ICT policy development  
• Output 1.1: Developed mechanism for consensus building in policy development among public and private sectors;  
• Output 1.2: Capacity of existing regional ICT associations enhanced;  
• Output 1.3: Accountability systems in policy formulation and implementation strengthened between public and private ICT 
sector actors.  
2. Enhanced policy and regulatory environment for competiti ve markets and gender sensitive ICT Markets  
• Output 2.1: Regional model policy and regulatory frameworks for e -commerce developed  
• Output 2.2: Gender responsive rights -based policy and regulatory frameworks for universal access and licensing 
strengthened  
• Output 2.3: Policy and regulatory frameworks to harmonise mobile roaming and termination tariffs and transit internet 
charges developed  
3. Improved infrastructure connectivity and access to ICT  
• Output 3.1: Policies to promote private sector investment in ICT infrastructure developed  
• oOutput 3.2: Policies and regulatory frameworks on open access and infrastructure sharing developed  
Website for further information  To be established  
Contact point for further information  • Mshuka Kamwela, EDF Programme Manager, COMESA Secretariat. Email: MKamwela@comesa.int .  
• Baptiste Mutabazi, Director of Infrastructure and Logistics - Infrastructure Division, COMESA Secretariat. Email: 
BMutabazi@comesa.int   
• Victor Miti. Email: victor.miti@ec.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Zambia Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Transformation programme (ZE2S T)  
Date and end date  1 November 2020 - 1 November 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Zambia  
Brief description  ZE2ST focuses on harnessing the potential for energy efficiency investments.  
Overall project value: EUR 25,000,000 (EU contribution), incl. TA component of approx. EUR 1,500,000 and investment component 
of EUR 23,500,000. Implementation is in indirect management through the following types of delivery modalities:  
1. Contribution to the Regional Blending Platform - delegati on agreement with an International Financial Institution (IFI) to 
design and manage an energy efficiency fund (EUR 12,500,000);  
2. Programme estimate with the partner country (EUR 1,500,000), including TA to support GRZ harnessing the potential for 
energy  efficiency investments  
3. TAs (EUR 1,500,000) to unlock the potential of the private sector to build and operate renewable production plants to serve 
water public utilities and to support the preparation of NDICI - AAP2022 in the Nexus Water Energy.  
Bene ficiary institution or audience  Government institutions and agencies of the energy sector, private sector developers and service providers, rural communities  
benefitting and civil society at large through awareness raising campaigns on energy efficiency so lutions.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Ministry of Energy  
Outputs or impact  SO1 – Unlock the potential of the private sector to contribute to the attainment of national energy efficiency and climate resilien ce 
goals.  
The leveraging of private finance will enhance the equality of opportunity for specific vulnerable groups includin g small and medium 
sized enterprises (SMEs) including women headed SMEs, households and social services benefitting vulnerable populations, and 
compensate for the incremental cost of going beyond standard practice in energy efficiency in processes and buil dings.  
 
SO2 - Stimulate demand side management by the power utility and improved management of outages, thefts and distribution 
losses.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  MAFAYO ZIBA MAFAYO.ZIBA@moe.gov.zm   
Chasiya Kazembe ckazembe@nao.gov.zm   
IRANZO Roman Roman.IRANZO -GONZALEZ -CRUZ@eea s.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Lusaka Transmission Distribution Rehabilitation Project – Low Voltage Distribution Network  
Date and end date  1 November 2016 - 1 February 2028  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Zambia  
Brief description  The overall objective of this project is to increase access to clean, reliable and affordable energy for selected peri -urban high 
density low income townships in Lusaka city. The project will focus on rehabilitating, strengthening and expanding  the existing low 
voltage distribution network to meet the increased service demand and connect at least 63,000 new customers (households, 
social/public infrastructure and eligible MSEs) to reliable and affordable energy services.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  At least 300,000 people accessing electricity in low income high density areas of Lusaka city, eligible MSEs and public facil ities 
through a connection fee subsidy programme.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  ZESCO Limited  
Outputs or impact  a) Effective  connection of the 400V low voltage distribution network to the rehabilitated LTDRP back -bone grid which will have an 
estimated installed capacity of 1300MVA.  
b) Connection of at least 63,000 new customers (households, social/public infrastructure and Micr o Small Enterprises (MSEs)) to 
clean, reliable and affordable energy services.  
c) Reduction of system losses in the distribution network  
d) Improved load management with reduced load shedding at peak demand periods in high density areas.  
e) Strengthened  access of beneficiary MSEs and women to credit facilities (micro -financing/cash transfers).  
Website for further information  TBA – website not yet launched  
Contact point for further information  Mr Kennedy Sichone – Project Manager LTDRP: KSichone@zesco.co.zm   
Mr Edward Kawesha – Team Leader GOPA intec: Edward.Kawesha@gopa -intec.de  
    
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1  EUROPEAN UNION MEM BER STATES  
1.1  France  
Les autorités intervenants dans la coopération technique et financière aux pays en développement mettent à disposition leurs expertises et expériences dans les différents domaines de la PI 
pour les partager avec les pays tiers dans l'obje ctif de les aider à mettre en place un cadre efficace de protection des droits de PI   
Name of programme or project  Webinaire de sensibilisation aux droits de propriété intellectuelle à destination des PME  
Date and end date  9 septembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description   
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de l'économie - Programme national pour les PME - Emirats Arabes Unis  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Direction générale du Trésor - Conseillère INPI, Service Economique d'Abu Dhabi  
jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv.fr  
 
Name of programme or proje ct Atelier sur les droits d'auteur à destination des professionnels des métiers de la justice aux Emirats Arabes unis  
Date and end date  28 octobre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description   
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de la Justice - Institut de formation judiciaire  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - Institut français aux EAU - Ministère de la culture français - Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature - Emirates Intellectual Property 
Association  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Direction Gé nérale du Trésor - Conseillère INPI, Service Economique d'Abu Dhabi  
jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv.fr  
   
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Name of programme or project  Atelier de formation IG  
Date and end date  29 octobre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Royaume d' Arabie saoudite  
Brief description  Organisation d'un atelier de formation sur les IG agricoles en collaboration avec la SAIP (Saudi Authority for Intellectual P roperty) 
à destination des examinateurs saoudiens et des entrepreneurs saoudiens dans le domaine agro -alimentaire, avec interventio n 
d'un spécialiste INPI  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Examinateurs de l'office PI saoudien et entreprises saoudiennes du domaine agro -alimentaire  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - Emirates Intellectual Property Association  
Outputs or impa ct  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
Direction Générale du Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SE d'Abu Dhabi  
 
Name of programme or project  Sensibilisation aux droits de propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  2 novembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Organisation d'un webinaire de sensibilisation sur l'importance des droits de propriété industrielle à destination des admini strations 
de l'Emirat d'Ajman  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ajman X - Municipality and planning department of Ajman  
Techn ical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - Emirates Intellectual Property Association  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv .fr  
Direction Générale du Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SE d'Abu Dhabi  
   
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Name of programme or project  Webinaire sur la protection du design par les droits de propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  10 novembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Émirats arabes unis  
Brief description  Organisation d'un webinaire sur la protection du design par les droits de propriété intellectuelle en marge du Dubaï design w eek  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Professionnels Emiriens du métier du design  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - Institut Français aux Émirats arabes unis  - Emirats intellectual property association - ministère de l'économie des Émirats 
arabes unis  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
Direction Générale du Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SE d'Abu Dhabi  
 
Name of programme or project  Expertise en matière d'IG  
Date and end date  1 décembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Thaïlande  
Brief description  Apport d'expertise sur la thématique des indications géographiques (contrôle et défense des IG) et échanges avec les gestionn aires 
d'IG et organismes de contrôle en partenariat avec l'INAO  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Offices de propriété intellectuelle thaïlandais et titulaires d'IG  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI et INAO  
Outputs or impact  Partage d'informations et de bonnes pratiques entre administrations  
Website for f urther information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Commercialisation des droits de propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  11 décembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Singapour  
Brief description  Echange d'expériences sur la thématique de la commercialisation des droits de propriété intellectuelle dans le cadre de la 
coopération bilatérale entre les offices de PI français et singapouriens et France brevets  
Beneficiary institution or a udience  IPOS (office PI de Singapour)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI  
Outputs or impact  Partage d'informations entre les structures concernées  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Programme IP KEY South East Asia  
Date and end date  21 mai 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Soutien au programme IP Key : conférence sur les IG et plus particulièrement l'Acte de Genève du système de Lisbonne - 
intervention de l'INAO  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Offices de propriété intellectuelle de l'ASEAN  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI et INAO  
Outputs or impact  Partage d'informations entre les structures concernées et sensibilisation en vue de favoriser l'adhésion de nouveaux membres dans 
le système international d'enregistrement et de protection des IG (sy stème de Lisbonne)  
Website for further information  https://ipkey.eu/en/south -east-asia 
Contact point for further information   
stephanie.leparmentier@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SER de Singapour  
 
Name of programme or project  Intelligence artificielle  
Date and end date  25 août 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Singapour  
Brief description  Intervention de l'INPI à la "IP week" de Singapour sur le thème "intelligence artificielle : un tournant pour les régimes de propriété 
intellectuelle"  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IPOS (office de PI de Singapour) et participants à l'IP Week  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI  
Outputs or impact  sensibiliser les participants aux enjeux de propriété intellectuelle liés au développement de l'intelligence artificielle  
Website for  further information  https://www.ipweek2021.sg/  
Contact point for further information   
stephanie.leparmentier@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SER de Singapour  
   
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Name of programme or project  lutte anti -contrefaçon  
Date and end date  2 avril 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Chine  
Brief description  Formation en matière de lutte anti -contrefaçon dans le domaine des vins et spiritueux en marge de la foire aux vins TangJiuhui  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Bureau de la sécurité publique  de Sichuan  
Bureau des douanes de Chengdu  
Autorité de régulation des marchés de Chengdu  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - Direction Générale du Trésor - Conseillers agricoles, attachés de sécurité intérieure et attaché douanier du service 
Economique de Pekin  
Outputs or impact  Faciliter le lancement d'actions de lutte anti -contrefaçon en coopération avec les autorités  impliquées dans ce domaine  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Coopération douanière  
Date and end date  1 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Chine  
Brief description  Présentation des actions de coopération douanières menées par la France avec la Chine  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Douanes chinoises  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Conseiller douanier et INPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for furt her information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Sensibilisation à la propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  11 mai 2021 - 12 mai 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Chine  
Brief description  Cycle de conférence consacrés aux droits de propriété intellectuelle permettant un partage d'expériences et de bonnes pratiqu es  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de la Justice - CNIPA - SAMR  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Magistrat de li aison (ministère de la justice) et INPI  
Outputs or impact  Partage d'informations entre les structures concernées et communication à destination du grand public  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Commission mixte entre la CNIPA et l'INPI  
Date and end date  20 juillet 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Chine  
Brief description  32ème commission mixte entre la CNIPA et l'INPI dans le cadre de l'accord de coopération entre les 2 offices  
Beneficiary institution or audience  CNIPA  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI 
Outputs or impact  Définition des axes de coopération pour 202 1-2022 (dont la signature d'un accord PPH sur les brevets)  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Pour en savoir plus :  
Julie.herve@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor – Conseillère INPI, SER de Pékin  
 
Name of programme or project  Pratiques d'examen des marques et dessins et modèles par les offices de propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  1 septembre 2020 - 1 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Maroc  
Brief description  Cycle de visio -conférences entre l'INPI et l'OMPIC sur les problématiques d'examen des marques et dessins et modèles  
Beneficiary institution or audience  OMPIC (office de propriété intellectuelle Marocain)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI  
Output s or impact  Partage d'expériences et diffusion de bonnes pratiques entre les administrations  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Soutien technique sur les indications géographiques  
Date and end date  1 mai 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Maroc  
Brief description  Appui au ministère en charge de l'artisanat pour la rédaction du cahier des charges de la première IG artisanale au Maroc  
Beneficiary institution or audience  OMPIC  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI 
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Formations marques, brevets et dessins et modèles  
Date and end date  1 avril 2021 - 1 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Côte d'Ivoire  
Brief description  Ateliers de formations par cycle en brevets, marques et dessins et modèles  
Beneficiary institution or audience  collaborateurs OAPI  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
Caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SER d'Abidjan  
 
Name of programme or project  Sensibilisation à la lutte contre la contrefaçon  
Date and en d date  1 mai 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Côte d'Ivoire  
Brief description  Création et animation d'un club anti -contrefaçon au sein du SER de l'Ambassade de France en Côte d'Ivoire à l'attention des 
entreprises françaises victimes de contrefaçon  
Beneficiary institution or audience  entreprises françaises  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI et Service Economique  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
Caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SER d'Abidjan  
 
Name of programme or project  Laboratoire d'innovation - L'avenir des marques  
Date and end date  26 novembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Émirats arabes unis 
Brief description  Participation au laboratoire d'innovation sur les thématiques relatives aux marques après le COVID -19  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Professionnels des métiers du design  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Ministère de l'écon omie Émirats arabes unis  - INPI - Emirates Intellectual property Association - Gulf brand owner protection group 
- AIPPI EAU - INTA  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Sensibilisation à la propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  10 décembre 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  organisation d'ateliers virtuels sur l'importance économique des droits de propriété intellectuelle à destination des PME des pays 
du conseil de coopération des Etats Arabes du Golf (en marge de la semaine de l'innovation aux Émirats arabes unis  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de l'économie  
Technical cooperation provider(s ) INPI - Emirates Intellectual Property Association  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
Direction générale du Trésor - Conseillère INPI, Service Economique d'Abu Dhabi  
 
Name of programme or project  Formation IG  
Date and end date  22 mars 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Émirats arabes unis  
Brief description  Webinaire sur la protection des indications géographiques  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de l'Economie - professionnels des métiers de la propriété intellectuelle  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - Emirates Intell ectual Property Association - Gulf Brand owners protection group - AIPPI - EAU - INAO  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle et commerce en ligne  
Date and end date  24 mars 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Émirats arabes unis  
Brief description  Atelier sur la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle dans le commerce en ligne à destination des établissements p ublics 
Emiriens  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de l'Economie (Département de la propriété intellectuelle, de la pr otection du consommateur et du développement 
économique) - Douanes fédérales et douanes locales - Police  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - CNAC - Emirates IP Association - Gulf Brand owners protection group - AIPPI - EAU - INTA - Délégation de l'UE  aux EAU - 
OLAF  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Entreprenariat féminin et propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  1 avril 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Émirats arabes unis  
Brief description  Organisation d'un webinaire sur l'importance de la propriété intellectuelle dans le cadre du développement de l'entreprenaria t 
féminin  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universitaires - Associations de femmes - Offices de propriété intellectuelle de la région du conseil général de coopération des Etats 
arabes du golf  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - OMPI - GCC IP training center  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further informatio n  
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Formation en brevets  
Date and end date  5 juillet 2021 - 7 juillet 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Qatar  
Brief description  Organisation d'une formation sur la classification internationale des brevets et l'examen technique d'un brevet  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de l'Economie Qatari - Ministère de l'Economie Jordanien  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SE d'Abu Dhabi  
 
Name of programme or project  Accord de coopération  
Date and end date  13 juillet 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Royaume d' Arabie saoudite  
Brief description  Signature d'un Memorandum de coopération entre l'INPI et la SAIP (office Saoudien de PI) et d'un plan d'action en 9 points av ec 
une importance particulière portée aux IG  
Beneficiary institution or audience  SAIP (office de propriété intellectuel Saoudien)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - Service Economique de Riyad  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
jinane.kabbara@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SE d'Abu Dhabi    
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Name of programme or project  Valorisation des technologies médicales  
Date and end date  8 octobre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Organisation de webinaire sur la protection et la valorisation des solutions techniques dans le domaine médical face à la COV ID-
19 
Beneficiary institution or audience  17 pays de la Zone OAPI  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - OAPI - OMS Afrique  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
Caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SER d'Abidjan  
 
Name of programme or project  Formation aux pré diagnostics propriété intellectuelle  
Date and end date  1 octobre 2020 - 1 juillet 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Formation en ligne à la réalisation de pré -diagnostics de propriété intellectuelle, accompagnement lors des premiers pré -diagnostics 
et suivi des rapports  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
collaborateurs OAPI et mandataires désignés par l'OAPI  
Techn ical cooperation provider(s)  INPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
Caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
DG Trésor - Conseillère INPI, SER d'Abidjan  
   
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Name of programme or project  Formation aux indications géographiques  
Date and end date  1 décembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Nigéria  
Brief description  Organisation d'un webinaire pour la promotion des indications géographiques au Nigéria  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministères Nigérians et groupements de producteurs  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Service économique du Nigéria - Conseillers agricoles - INPI - CIRAD  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Formation des magistrats  
Date and end date  1 avril 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cameroun; Côte d'Ivoire; Sénégal  
Brief description  Formation de 7 magistrats aux formations en ligne dispensées par l'ENM pour qu'ils deviennent formateurs au sein des écoles d e 
magistratures  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministères de la justice  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OMPI - OAPI - INPI - ENM  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Sensibilisation à la lutte contre les médicaments falsifiés  
Date and end date  26 mars 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  webinaire sur la lutte contre les médicaments falsifiés  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministère de la Justice, de la santé, forces répressives des 17 pays de la zone OAPI  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI - OAPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Séminaire sur les indications géographiques  
Date and end date  1 mai 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afrique du Sud  
Brief description   
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office de propriété intellectuelle d'Afrique du Sud  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Ministère de l'agriculture, INAO et Service Economique  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Formation sur les indications géographiques  
Date and end date  1 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Arménie  
Brief description   
Beneficiary institution or audience  ministère de l'agriculture  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INAO  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Formation sur les indications géographiques  
Date and end date  29 octobre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Royaume d' Arabie saoudite  
Brief description  Séminaire de formation sur les indications géographiques auprès de l'office de propriété intellectuelle d'Arabie Saoudite  
Beneficiary institution or audience  office de propriété intellectuelle d'Arabie Saoudite  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INAO et  Service Economique  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Programme jumelage - Indications géographiques  
Date and end date  1 juin 2020 - 1 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Géorgie  
Brief description  Poursuite et fin du jumelage GE 16 ENI EC 03 18 pour l'établissement d'une protection efficace et de système de contrôle des IG 
en Géorgie  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical coo peration provider(s)  Jumelage UE - INAO - FAM - Service Economique  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Assistance technique à l'OAPI en matière d'IG  
Date and end date  1 juin 2020 - 1 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Poursuite de l'assistance technique fournies à l'OAPI  
Beneficiary institution or audience  OAPI  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  CIRAD - INAO - FAM  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Aide au développement  
Date and end date  5 octobre 2020 - 7 octobre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Colloque international sur les façons de penser et de faire du développement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  tous pays  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Origin for sustainability  
financements multiples dont MAA/DGPE  
Outputs or impact  - création d'une communauté de savoirs et de pratiques pour l'échange de bonnes pratiques  
-production et gestion de connaissances dans les domaines de la recherche, de la coopération, des politiques publiques et du 
développement durable des territoires  
- rôle de plaidoyer en positionnant les questions de diversités et des outils de protection et de valorisation des spécificités locales 
au centre du processus de décision  
- identification de synergies entre projets et outils et de collaborations productives entre institutions et acteurs  
- identification des besoins en formation des acteurs loca ux (publics et privé) comme des acteurs de la coopération et de la 
mobilisation de la communauté ODT afin de proposer des séminaires, ateliers, formations sur des thématiques identifiées  
Website for further information  https://origin -for-sustainability.org  
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Asia GI - Formation inter -IG à destination des pays d'Asie  
Date and end date  12 octobre 2020 - 18 décembre 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Australie; Bangladesh; Bhoutan; Brunéi Darussalam; Cambodge; Chine; République de Corée; Fidji; Hong Kong, 
Chine; Îles Salomon; Inde; Indonésie; Japon; Macao, Chine; Malaisie; Maldives; Mongolie; Myanmar; Népal; Nouvelle -Zélande; 
Pakistan; Papouasie -Nouvelle -Guinée; Philippines; République démocratique populaire lao; Samoa; Singapour; S ri Lanka; 
Territoire douanier distinct de Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, et Matsu; Thaïlande; Timor -Leste; Tonga; Vanuatu; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Sensibilisation et acquisition de connaissances sur le système des IG  
Beneficiary institution or audience  - Experts et agents du développement local  
- Responsables de l'enregistrement des IG et du développement rural  
- Producteurs ou organisations interprofessionnelles  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  CIRAD - REDD  
Financement multiple dont MAA/DGPE  
Outputs or impact  A l'issue de cette formation théorique et pratique, les participants seront capables de mettre en oeuvre des projets IG dans les 
conditions requises pour garantir une contribution efficace au développe ment rural et de concevoir des méthodes de contrôle et de 
certification pour garantir l'authenticité des produits  
Website for further information  https://www.cirad.fr  
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Aide à la mise en place de cahier des charges vinicoles pour les IG au Liban  
Date and end date  29 mai 2021 - 3 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  République Libanaise  
Brief description  Poursuite de l'aide à la mise en place de cahier des charges d'appellation d'origine vinicole  
Beneficiary institution or audience  groupe de viticulteurs libanais engagés dans une démarche de création d'IG  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INAO  
Finance ment : MAA/DGPE  
Outputs or impact  Finalisation et validation du cahier des charges et du nom d'appellation. La partie contrôle doit encore être élaborée. L'obj ectif final 
étant la reconnaissance et l'enregistrement du cahier des charges par la commission européenne (en attente d'une réglem entation 
libanaise)  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Formation inter -IG à destination de l'Amérique latine (AmLatGI)  
Date and end date  30 mai 2021 - 27 juin 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  sensibilisation et acquisition de connaissance sur le système des IG  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Experts et agents de développement local  
Responsables de l'enregistrement des IG  
Producteurs ou organisations interprofessionnelles  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  CIRAD - REDD  
Financement multiples dont MAA/DGPE  
Outputs or impact  A l'issue de la formation, les participants doivent être capables de mettre en place des projets IG dans les conditions requi ses pour 
garantir une contribution efficace au développement rural et de concevoir des méthodes de contrôle et de certification pou r garantir 
l'authenticité des produits  
Website for further information  https://www.cirad.fr  
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Formation inter -IG à destination des pays ACP  
Date and end date  1 janvier 2021 - 1 janvier 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afrique du Sud; Angola; Belize; Bénin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroun; Comores; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; 
Djibouti; Eswatini; Ethiopie; Fidji; Gabon; Gambie; Ghana; Guinée; Guinée équatoriale; Guinée -Bissau; Guyana; Îles Salomon; 
Kenya; Lesotho; Libéria; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Maurice; Mauritanie; Mozambique; Namibie; Niger; Nigéria; Ouganda; 
Papouasie -Nouv elle-Guinée; République centrafricaine; République démocratique du Congo; Rwanda; Samoa; Sao Tomé -et-
Principe; Sénégal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalie; Soudan; Soudan du Sud; Suriname; Tanzanie; Tchad; Timor -Leste; Togo; 
Tonga; Vanuatu; Zambie; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  Accompagnement technique et financier des acteurs pour le développement des IG  
Beneficiary institution or audience  organismes/groupements de producteurs  
organisations non gouvernementales  
Etats et autorités locales  
Organisations de propriété intellectuelle  
Comités IG  
Toute autorité en charge des IG  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  CIRAD (maitrise d'ouvrage)  
Participation des conseillers agricoles  
Outputs or impact  A l'issue de la formation, les participants doivent être capables de mettre en place des projets IG dans les conditions requises pour 
garantir une contribution efficace au développement rural et de concevoir des méthodes de contrôle et de certification pour g arantir 
l'authenticité des produits, renforcer les capacités des acteurs des filières IG et enregistrer de nouvelles IG pilotes et dévelop per 
les filières IG concernées. Contribuer à la recherche pour le développement des IG en Afrique  
Website for further information  https://www.facilite -ig.fr 
Contact point for further information   
 
1.2  Germany  
Report under TRIPS Article 67 from Germany for the period of July 2020 - July 2021.  
Name of programme or project  Expert Group Meeting to Review the Study "Towards a Common Investment Area in the African Continental Free 
Trade Area: Policy Options Towards Levelling the Playing Field for Intra -African Investment"  
Date and end date  17 September 2020 - 18 September 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  UNCTAD contributed its expertise on investment and intellectual property to the expert group meeting organized by the UN 
Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).  
Beneficiary institut ion or audience  African policymakers and government officials  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UNECA, UNCTAD  
Outputs or impact  UNECA will release its publication upon completion of the review.  
Website for further information  Not yet available  
Contact point for further information  Ermias Biadgleng, Officer -in-Charge, Intellectual Property Unit, UNCTAD  
   
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Name of programme or project  UNCTAD/WHO joint webinar on Pandemic preparedness beyond COVID -19: Investing in vaccines production and 
supply for LMICs  
Date and end date  3 March 2021 - 3 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The webinar brought together key global strategic players to discuss the means of achieving vaccine production capability in LMICs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Policymakers and global investment community .  
Technical cooperation provi der(s)  UNCTAD  
Outputs or impact  Building consensus and strategic coordination among global players, regional entities and decision makers of both beneficiary  
countries and development assistance providers.  
Website for further information  https://worldinvestmentforum.unctad.org/wif -satellite -events/#/ms -20/3  
Contact point for further information  Ermias Biadgleng, Officer -in-Charge, Intellectual Property Unit, UNCTAD  
 
Name of programme or project  African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Intellectual property rights  
Date and end date  1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; 
Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Gabon; The 
Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau;  Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; 
South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Tun isia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  Throughout the reporting period, UNCTAD's IP unit provided technical input upon request to assist at the beginning the Africa n 
Union commission and now the AfCFTA Secretariat on the negotiation process and elaboration of approaches to IP rights protocol. 
UNCTAD has contributed background materials on IP exhaustion and customs measures for the protection of IP rights.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP rights negotiators of members of the Afr ican Union  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UNCTAD in partnership with UNECA  
Outputs or impact  Strengthening regional cooperation for IP rights protection.  
Website for further information  N/A 
Contact point for further information  Ermias Biadgleng, Off icer-in-Charge, Intellectual Property Unit, UNCTAD  
   
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Name of programme or project  Supporting and up -grading the institutional, technical and raising awareness capabilities of the Egyptian Patent Office 
(EPO)  
Date and end date  2 January 2020 - 31 May 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt  
Brief description  The EU Twinning project is set to improve the technical and institutional capabilities of the Egyptian Patent Office, in orde r to 
increase the number of patent applications and improve the protection of intellectual property in Egypt. A further objective is to 
bring together the academic world with small and medium sized enterprises and to familiarise them with patent application in 
compliance with EU standards  
Beneficiary insti tution or audience  Spanish Patent and Trademark Office in cooperation with IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
IRZ and the DKPTO (Danish Patent and Trade -mark Office)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Egyptian partner  
Egyptian Patent Office (EPO)  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
 
Name of programme or project  Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Serbia  
Date and end date  1 February 2019 - 31 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Serbia  
Brief description  The overriding objective of the EU Twinning project is to support the Republic of Serbia in aligning its standards for the protection 
and enforcement of intellectual property rights with established EU practices, in order to conduct effective accession negoti ations 
and successfully manage all the integration and pre -accession assistance from the EU. In additi on, a functioning system for the 
protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights will be set up and adapted to suit EU standards and procedures. Th ese 
project guidelines are implemented thanks to regular seminars, workshops and study visits.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  DKPTO (Danish Patent and Trade -mark Office) in cooperation with IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Serbian Partner: Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunicati ons 
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
   
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Name of programme or project  Autumn School on Media Law as a part of the project of the German Federal Foreign Office "Supporting young legal 
talent in Armenia 2020" (was postponed to January 2021)  
Date and end date  25 January 2021 - 29 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Armenia  
Brief description  Lecture for law students  
Topic:  
- Private press and media laws, media laws in the legal system for intellectual property  
- General privacy rights and legal protection with regards to the media (prohibition of censorship; claims arising from violati ng 
property rights and privacy rights; dis pute proceedings)  
- Laws governing print and visual reporting; introduction to copyright (significance of copyright; copyrighted works, copyright  
contract law; ancillary copyrights (protection period)  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IRZ (German Founda tion for International Legal Cooperation)  
Main Armenian partners: Faculty of Law at the Yerevan State University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Other Armenian partners:  
French University in Armenia  
Armenian -Russian University and  
American University  
YSU 
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
 
Name of programme or project  Autumn Academy as part of the media law project of the German Federal Foreign Office in Georgia  
Date and end date  30 November 2020 - 1 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Georgia  
Brief description  Lecture for law students  
Topic:  
- Media -related European competition and antitrust law  
- Copyright law  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Georgian Partner: Sulkhan -Saba Orbeliani University  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
   
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Name of programme or project  Online -seminar on the Hague system for the international registration of industrial designs  
Date and end date  17 September 2020 - 17 September 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kazakhstan  
Brief description  Audience: Representatives of WIPO, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Topic:  
The Unregistered Community Design  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WIPO, Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan, IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
 
Name of programme or project  Online -seminar "Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights",  
Date and end date  15 October 2020 - 16 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kazakhstan  
Brief description  Audience: Representatives of WIPO, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Topic:  
Tariff setting; a perspective from the European Union and the region  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WIPO, Ministry of Justice o f Kazakhstan, IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
   
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Name of programme or project  Online -meeting of the Working group on the Draft Law on improving legislation in the field of intellectual property 
with international and national experts  
Date and end date  8 Dec ember 2020 - 8 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kazakhstan  
Brief description  Audience: Representatives of WIPO, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Parliament, other state bodies, interna tional 
consultants  
Topic:  
The Unregistered Community Design  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WIPO, Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan, Parliament, IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  info@irz.de  
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Online -Seminar on the protection of unregistered in -dustrial designs, 29 June 2021  
Date and end date  29 June 2021 - 29 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kazakhstan  
Brief description  Audience: Representatives of WIPO, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan; European Commission  
Topic:  
Unregistered Protection of Industrial De -signs  
Beneficiary insti tution or audience  WIPO, Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan, IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  info@irz.de  
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
   
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Name of programme or project  Online -Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights  
Date and end date  20 May 2021 - 20 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Montenegro  
Brief description  Lecture for judges at the commercial court of Montenegro  
Topic:  
- Determination of IPR infringements; determination of the compensation for material and nonmaterial damage  
Beneficiar y institution or audience  IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Centre for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
 
Name of programme or project  11nd International theoretical and practical online -conference "Intellectual Property Rights: Challenges of XXI 
Century"  
Date and end date  10 November 2020 - 13 November 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Russian Federation  
Brief description  Audience: Representatives in the field of intellectual property from different institutions and bodies.  
 
Topic: Design Protection in Europe and Ge rmany  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Tomsk State University, IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation) and German Federal Foreign Office  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
   
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Name of programme or project  Virtual "study visit" on the subject of intellectual property  
Date and end date  12 March 2021 - 12 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Russian Federation  
Brief description  Expert discussions with representatives of  
- Federal Patent Court  
- Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main  
- German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture  
- Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry  
- Meissner Bolte patent attorneys and lawyers partnership mbB  
Topics:  
decline in trademark protection due to lack of use, well -known trademarks and geographical indications and designations of origin  
Benefi ciary institution or audience  IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation) and German Federal Foreign Office  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
 
Name of programme or project  Round Table (online) of the Commercial Cassation Court within the Supreme Court of Ukraine on "Intellectual 
property: Development of legislation and evolution of comm ercial proceedings"  
Date and end date  31 March 2021 - 31 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ukraine  
Brief description  Contribution by IRZ:  
Lecture by Ms Karin Friehe, Presiding Judge at the Federal Patent Court, Munich, on "Cars as wireless telecommunication devices 
and connected problems in patent law  
Beneficiary institution or audience  - Council of Europe  
- IRZ (German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation)  
- Queen Mary University of London (Centre for Commercial Law Stu dies)  
- UKaid from the British people  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Ukrainian partner: Commercial Cassation Court within the Supreme Court  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@irz.de  
   
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Name of programme or project  PPH programme  
Date and end date  22 January 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  Extension of the PPH Pilot Programme until 22 January 2024  
Beneficiary institution or audience  CNIPA, DPMA  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Webinar  
Date and end date  2 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Albania  
Brief description  -First requests for cooperation  
-Expected webinar in autumn 2021  
-Trainings of examiners of the Albanian Office regarding SPCs  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WIPO, DPMA  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Webinar  
Date and end date  25 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt  
Brief description  Webinar on the Prosecution of Utility Models at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WIPO, DPMA, BPatG, Egyptian Patent Office  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
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Name of programme or project  Public Finance Management Support Programme to Ukraine 3&4 components (EU4PFM)  
Date and end date  30 June 2020 - 7 July 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ukraine  
Brief description  The main objective of the Public Finance Management Support Programme Components 3&4 is to improve Public Finance 
Management (PFM) in Ukraine, thereby ultimately improving public service delivery and the business climate. The specific obje ctives 
of the Programme are to support further development of a modern, efficient and fair revenue collection system and to support  
relevant PFM institutions in the enhancement of their organizational capacities. One of the activities under this Programme's  
Components 3&4 is:  
1) Analysis and Business requirements for IPR IT system and  
2) Training of trainers on providing control of g oods subject to protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) for which short 
term international expert mission were organized.  
The main need of these activities appeared after the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law of Ukraine No. 202 -IX of 17 October 2019  
"On amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine on enforcement of intellectual property rights during moving goods through the 
customs border of Ukraine". This law accelerated the customs clearance of original goods and focus on combating IPR 
infringements,  including the fight against counterfeit and pirated goods. So, the goal of this activity is the approximation of customs 
legislation in the field of IPR to EU standards and practices which safeguards legitimate business from unfair competition an d 
counter  risks to jobs, investment, research, innovation and potential health and safety aspects.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  State Customs Service of Ukraine  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The providers are short -term individual experts from the Lithuanian Customs recruited under contract, the team leader comes from 
the Republic of Lithuania as well.  
Outputs or impact  1) Legislative framework on IPR and respective role of the State Customs  Service of Ukraine analysed and examined;  
2) EU best practice on implementation of IPR presented with a focus on legal framework, cooperation with involved 
counterparts, methods of customs control and further enforcement measures;  
3) Workshop and round ta ble discussions organized on analysis of needs and feasibility for improving IPR control by customs 
authorities;  
4) The Assessment report prepared providing recommendations on improvement of IPR legislative base and control by customs 
authorities following the EU best practice;  
5) The Customs IT system of Ukraine and respective legislative framework regarding IPR analysed and examined;  
6) EU best practice on IPR with a focus on EU computerized systems presented;  
7) Business requirements  for the IPR IT system prepared, providing recommendations on improvement of IPR control by 
customs authorities following the EU best practice.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Lithuania's Central Project Management  Agency i.salaseviciene@cpva.lt  
   
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Name of programme or project  Lithuanian Development Cooperation Programme  
Date and end date  4 January 2020 - 30 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Côte d'Ivoire  
Brief description  The project aims to establish aquaponics systems managed by women's cooperatives. This would contribute to food security as 
well as development of innovative women -run businesses in the country. Aquaponics is an innovative, reso urce-saving technology. 
This system requires a relatively small area of land and little water, making it an attractive activity for women who usually  are not 
landowners.  
Women will attend training regarding the system itself and management of business. The  pilot aquaponics systems will be 
implemented. Based on the experience of the first year, the network of aquaponics systems will be expanded. Participants will  also 
be introduced to the Lithuanian experience, the situation of women in our country, their ro le in political and economic life in order 
to empower women in Côte d'Ivoire to become economically independent and contribute to positive changes in their society.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  ONG service for job  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Outputs or impact  5 aquaponic systems created and 5 cooperatives established to manage them. 20 women with increased entrepreneurship skills, 
directly involved into the management of the cooperatives and  their livelihoods improved.  
Website for further information  https://lic.lt/projektai/nacionaliniai/inovatyviu -moteru -verslu-kurimas -taikant -akvaponikos -technologijas/  
Contact point for further information  Lithuanian Innovation Center j.rakstyte@lic.lt  
 
1.4  Spain  
The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office has developed a number of courses and seminars aimed at both the private sector, for the improvement of the competitiveness of business, and the 
public sector in charge of the implementation of intellectual property provisions. The beneficiary countries of these program mes are main ly from Central and South America, but programmes 
have also been developed in Egypt. What is more, Spain has also carried out a Memorandum of Understanding between the Nationa l Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection 
of Intellectual Pro perty (INDECOPI) of the Republic of Peru and the General Directorate of Cultural Industries, Intellectual Property And Cooper ation of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, 
concerning cooperation in the field of cultural industries and the protection of copyr ight and related rights.    
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Name of programme or project  Memorando de Entendimiento entre el Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la 
Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) de la República del Perú y la Dirección General de Industria s Culturales, Propiedad 
Intelectual y Cooperación del Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte del Reino de España, relativo a la cooperación en el 
ámbito de las industrias culturales y la protección de los derechos de autor y derechos conexos  
Date and end date  1 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru; Spain  
Brief description  El objeto del Memorando es fortalecer la colaboración entre INDECOPI de Perú y el Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte de España e n 
el ámbito de la protección de los derechos de autor y derechos conexos, así como sobre su gestión colectiva, en particular, m ediante 
el intercambio de información en lo relativo a la utilización de las nuevas tecnologías en el área de la cultura. Asimismo, p otenciar 
la cooperación en materia de investigación de las actividades vulneradoras de derechos de autor y derechos conexos, co n el 
propósito de coadyuvar a la eliminación de las mismas, de conformidad con el marco jurídico nacional e internacional aplicabl e en 
ambos países. Y, finalmente, el intercambio de buenas prácticas y de información sobre aquellas actividades realizadas pa ra la 
promoción y en favor de las industrias creativas y culturales.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Las partes en el MoU son el Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual 
(INDECOPI) de la República  del Perú y la Dirección General de Industrias Culturales, Propiedad Intelectual y Cooperación del 
Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte del Reino de España.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Dirección General de Industrias Culturales, Propiedad Intelectual y Cooperación. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte.  
dgindustrias@cultura.gob.es  
   
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Name of programme or p roject  TWINNING.  
"Apoyo y mejora de las capacidades institucionales y técnicas de la Oficina Egipcia de Patentes!  
Date and end date  5 January 2020 - 31 May 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt  
Brief description  Fortalecimiento de la EGPO a través de talleres, sesiones de formación, misiones de expertos, visitas de estudio y asesoramientos 
que permitan mejorar y capacitar a esta Oficina, entre otros, en la tramitación de patentes o en la coordinación sostenible c on 
titulares de derechos PI, r evisando y actualizando los sistemas establecidos por la EGPO de acuerdo con los estándares de la UE.  
Proyecto liderado por la OEPM  
 
Lugar: El Cairo  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Oficina de Patentes Egipcia  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Comis ión Europea/  
Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (FIIAPP)  
OEPM/  
Oficina danesa de patentes (DKPTO)/  
German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ)  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://eutwegpo.com/  
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales  
OEPM  
(+34)913496801  
departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es  
   
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Name of programme or project  Latipat (proyecto para la creación y mantenimiento de una base de datos de patentes en español) - Seminario sobre 
OCR 
Date and end date  26 October 2020 - 27 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Barbados; Beli ze; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; 
Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; 
Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Sain t Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad 
and Tobago; Uruguay; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
Brief description  El objetivo principal de este Taller fue formar a los expertos de las oficinas en relación a la solución existente para e l Reconocimiento 
Óptico de Caracteres (OCR) del texto íntegro de los documentos de patentes publicados.  
 
Formación telemática  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Oficinas de patentes de los países mencionados  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OEPM  
Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI)  
Oficina Europea de Patentes (EPO)  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  2. https://www.oepm.es/es/sobre_oepm/Cooperacion_por_paises/OMPI/proyecto_latipat.html  
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales  
OEPM  
(+34)913496801  
departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es  
   
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Name of programme or project  "Curso Regional Especi alizado para Procedimientos Relativos al Examen de Marcas y Aspectos Comunes de Propiedad 
Industrial"  
Date and end date  15 April 2021 - 26 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; 
Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; 
Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lu cia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad 
and Tobago; Uruguay; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
Brief description  Capacitación de examinadores de marcas abordando temas como el registro de marcas, la Clasificación de Niza o el Sistema de 
Madrid.  
 
Formación telemática  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Oficinas de PI (examinadores de marcas) de los países de América Latina  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OEPM/  
OMPI 
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.oepm.es/es/sobre_oepm/Cooperacion_por_paises/OMPI/curso_de_marcas.html  
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirec ción General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales  
OEPM  
(+34)913496801  
departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es  
 
Name of programme or project  "Curso de verano OMPI - OEPM"  
Date and end date 5 July 2021 - 16 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Ric a; 
Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; 
Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad 
and Tobago; Uruguay; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
Brief description  Curso, impartido en español, a estudiantes en sus últimos años de estudios y jóvenes profesionales para profundizar en sus 
conocimientos de propiedad industrial e intelectual (P.I.) y comprender mejor la P.I. en cuanto que instrumento de d esarrollo 
económico, social, cultural y tecnológico, así como su interacción con otras esferas como la salud y el cambio climático.  
 
Formación telemática  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Estudiantes, jóvenes profesionales y funcionarios de oficinas de PI de América Latina  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OEPM/  
OMPI 
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.oepm.es/es/sobre_oepm/agenda/2021/2021_05_31_CursoVerano_OMPI_OEPM_PII.html  
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de l a Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales  
OEPM  
(+34)913496801  
departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es    
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Name of programme or project  Taller virtual en materia de Marcas  
Date and end date  22 October 2020 - 20 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Ric a; 
Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; 
Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad 
and Tobago; Uruguay; Boliv arian Republic of Venezuela  
Brief description  Formación telemática  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Oficinas de Propiedad Intelectual de América Latina  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OMPI/  
Oficina de PI de Panamá  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales  
OEPM  
(+34)913496801  
departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es  
 
Name of programme or project  Programa de capacitación colaborativa para examinadores de patentes en América Latina  
Date and end date  1 June 2020 - 1 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Ric a; 
Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Guya na; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; 
Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad 
and Tobago; Uruguay; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
Brief description  Formación en examen de invenc iones implementadas por ordenador  
 
Formación telemática  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Oficinas de PI de América Latina  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OMPI/  
EPO/ 
OEPM  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales  
OEPM  
(+34)913496801  
departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es  
   
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Name of programme or pro ject International training programme (ITP) 313a 2021 Intellectual property and Least developed countries  
Date and end date  8 February 2021 - 25 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malawi; Mozambique; Nepal; Rwanda; Sudan; 
Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia  
Brief description  International Training Course to enhance the participants' understanding of intellectual property rights with an emphasis on its 
contributio n to economic growth, trade, and development, thus increasing the participating countries' ability to handle, address, 
and deal with IP issues at the national, subregional, and regional levels as well as in the international context, with a vie w to build 
consensus and promote international cooperation. Training phase 8 February - 25 February 2021; Project implementation is on -
going; Follow -up meeting is planned for September 2021  
Beneficiary institution or audience  27 Policy makers and their advisers as well as persons at a senior decision -making level from the government sector, and also 
representatives of academia and the private sector who are or who will be involved in issues concerning intellectual property  rights.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) in cooperation with WIPO (LDC -division) financed by the Swedish International 
Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.prv.se/en/capacity -development/programmes  
Contact point for further information  mats.nordenborg@prv.se  
 
Name of prog ramme or project  International training programme (ITP) 313b 2021 Intellectual property and Least  developed countries.  
Date and end date  17 May 2021 - 4 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malawi; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Rwanda; 
Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia  
Brief description  International Training Course to enhance the participants' understanding of intellectual property rights with an emphasis on its 
contribution to economic growth, trade, and development, thus increasing the participating countries' ability to handle, addres s, 
and deal with IP issues at the national, subregional, and regional levels as well as in the international context, with a vie w to build 
consensus and promote international cooperation. Training phase 17 May - 4 June 2001. The follow -up meeting planned for 
December 2021  
Beneficiary institution or audience  27 Policy makers and their advisers as well as persons at a senior decision -making level from the government sector, and also 
representatives of academia and the private sector who are or who will be involved in issues concerning intellectual property  rights.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swedish Intellectual Propert y Office (PRV) in cooperation with WIPO (LDC -division) financed by the Swedish International 
Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.prv.se/en/capacity -development/programmes  
Contact point for further information  mats.nordenborg@prv.se  
   
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Name of programme or project  International training programme (ITP) 313c 2021 Intellectual property and genetic resources -in support of 
innovation.  
Date and end date  12 April 2021 - 30 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Cambodia; Indone sia; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Rwanda; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia  
Brief description  International Training Course to enhance the participants' understanding of intellectual property rights with an emphasis on its 
contribution to economic growth, trade, and development, but also in relation to international/national implementation of 
Conventions on biodiversity relevant for agriculture (CBD and FAO Plant treaty). The programme has a specific focus on suppor ting 
agricultural innovation. This  increases the participating countries' ability to handle, address, and deal with the complex policy 
interaction between IP, agricultural innovation, and biodiversity, in a national framework, practical issues at the national,  
subregional, and regional lev els as well as in the international context, with a view to build consensus and promote international 
cooperation. Training phase 12 April 2021 – 30 April. Follow -up meeting planned for November 2021  
Beneficiary institution or audience  27 Policymakers and  their advisers as well as persons at a senior decision -making level from the government sector, and also 
representatives of academia and the private sector in particular farmers, who are or will be involved in issues concerning in tellectual 
property.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) in cooperation with WIPO (Traditional knowledge division) financed by the Swedish 
International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Also involving Swedish partners SIANI, We effec t and SLU (Swedish 
University for Agricultural Sciences).  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.prv.se/en/capacity -development/programmes  
Contact point for further information  mats.nordenborg@prv.se  
 
Name of programme or project  Three follow -up meetings of IP for development ITP 313 from 2020  
Two Intellectual property for Least developed countries and one Intellectual property and genetic resources -in 
support of innovation.  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  See respective programme above.  
Date and end date:  
22-25 March ITP313a 2020 IP for LDC:s  
14-17 June ITP313b 2020 IP for LDC:s  
28 June – 1 July ITP313 IP and GR - in support of innovation  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.prv.se/en/capacity -development/programmes  
Contact point for further information  mats.nordenborg@prv.se  
 
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